SAVE THE DATE
Rule Change
A Jewish couple became the first same-sex marriage applicants at Philadelphia City Hall after a federal judge struck down a state ban.
“The Good Life” supplement explores post-retirement careers.
PAGE 8
MAY 22, 2014 / 22 IYAR 5774 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
— WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA — $1.00
OF NOTE LOCAL
Overselling Burial Plots? An area cemetery faces lawsuit about grave situation. Page 6 LOCAL
Here Comes the Sun Kaiserman JCC pool’s unexpected move outdoors. Page 7 OPINION
Israel Readies for Visit From Pope and Company Area college expert on Jews, Catholics offers some insight. Page 11
Volume 236 Number 8 Published Weekly Since 1887
Hall of Fame: Doors Open on Greatness MICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF
THE KNOCK ON the phrase “Jewish sports heroes” used to be that it was an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms, a joke about Jews’ athletic inabilities. It even gave way to a knock, knock joke: “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “Jewish sports heroes.” “Jewish sports heroes, who?” “What? You don’t know any, either?” But in 1997, a coterie of Philadelphiaarea Jews opened the door to the truth, belying what had been taken as a given about Jewish athletes, with the obvious exceptions of Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax. Since that door opened, close to 150 local honorees have streamed in, as the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame showed that Jews — yes, Jews — got game. Among its founders, Sam Rabinowitz, longtime chairman of the JCCs of Greater Philadelphia, is credited with getting the ball rolling. Rabinowitz made frequent trips to Israel where he would meet with longtime friend Alan Sherman, chair of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Netanya, Israel, since its opening in 1981. It was Sherman who convinced the Philadelphia attorney of the need for such venues to honor Jewish sportsmen and women.
See Page 13
THEY’VE GOT GAME & FAME
▲ Top, clockwise: Sara Schiffman along with Louise “Bobbie” Rose and her son, Michael, will soon take their place inside the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at the Gershman Y.
Mother and Son Go For the Green MICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF
IN AN EXTRAORDINARY pairing, a mother and son are being honored jointly for their expertise on the greens and fairways of area golf courses. Huntingdon Valley’s Michael Rose, 67, and his 98-year-old mother, Louise “Bobbie” Rose, will both be inductees in the Philadel-
phia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame on May 27. But this is not a family reunion. They both continue to play together and they’ve never strayed far from each other: Mom lives in Meadowbrook and they visit regularly, along with sister/daughter, golfer Bonnie Rose George, 70, a Jewish Hall of Famer her-
J[bb oekh a_Zi J[bb oekh ]hWdZa_Zi J[bb oekh \Wc_bo J[bb oekh \h_[dZi Je \ebbem 6`[m_i^[nfed[dj ed Jm_jj[h WdZ ijWo Yedd[Yj[Z je j^[ @[m_i^ mehbZ$
See Page 13
#jewishphilly #jewishnews #jewishevents #jewishopinion
A New Year >> A New Guide
The Guide to Jewish Greater Philadelphia >> The ultimate annual resource in the Delaware Valley Find your target audience in the 2014-2015 edition In print and online September 30 Reserve your space now Call 215.832.0720 for advertising information
>> Synagogues << >> Holiday Calender << >> Candle-Lighting Times << >> Resources & Services << >> Business Listings << >> Camp Guide <<
Ad space closes July 18
Call today! 2
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
THIS WEEK JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
IN THIS ISSUE 4
HEADLINES
Mother Words
Local Israel National Global
BENEFITS OF BIG BOYS
10 OPINION Editorial Columns
12 LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
The ‘Altar Boyz’ Jewish Voice
15
Arts Food
19 TORAH COMMENTARY Federation Calendar Mazel Tov Deaths Newsmakers
ELECTION RESULTS
Miriam’s Advice Well RAISING MENSCHES
Kosher Food for in-a-Hurry
16 CANDLE LIGHTING
May 23 May 30 CONTACT US
Headlines Check out our local news page for coverage and reaction to Tuesday’s primaries. jewishexponent.com/headlines/local.
20 COMMUNITY
29 CLASSIFIEDS
Our parenting blogger was reminded recently of why she’s glad to be done with her sons’ baby and toddlerhood phases. jewishexponent. com/mother-words.
7:58 p.m. 8:03 p.m.
MAIN PHONE NUMBER: 215-832-0700 Subscription Information: Contact Rosemary Houlne or Nicole McNally subscriptions@jewishexponent.com 215-832-0756 Display Advertising: sales@jewishexponent.com 215-832-0775/fax: 215-832-0785
Our advice columnist fields questions from an expectant mother seeking Jewish views on raising a mensch and a city mom who wants to know if she’s obligated to locate the owner of a car her 3-year-old scratched. jewishexponent.com/miriam’s-advice-well.
Classifieds: classifieds@jewishexponent.com 215-832-0749 fax: 215-832-0785 Production: production@jewishexponent.com 215-832-0718 fax: 215-569-2746
Editorial Department: 215-832-0740 fax: 215-569-3389 News & Tips: news@jewishexponent.com
Philadelphia’s Jewish community has sustained and passed on our most treasured customs, traditions and legacies from generation to generation. Ours is a sacred profession, one that is bound by a sacred trust with our community. Through a long-held commitment to our neighbors, our faith and our history, Joseph Levine & Sons continues to be steadfast in the values we hold most sacred: service, tradition and dignity.
JOSEPH
& SONS
SERVICE • TRADITION • DIGNITY Joseph Levine & Sons, Inc. Jonathon D. Levine, Supervisor 4737 Street Road Trevose, PA 19053 (215) 942-4700
Joseph Levine & Sons, Inc. Brian M. Levine, Supervisor 2811 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA 19008 (610) 325-2000
Joseph Levine & Sons, Inc. Joseph H. Levine, Supervisor 7112 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19126 (215) 927-2700
Haym Salomon Memorial Park A Levine Family Company 200 Moores Road Frazer, Pennsylvania 19355 610.644.1100
Letters: letters@jewishexponent.com Calendar Events: listings@jewishexponent.com
w w w. l e v i n e f u n e r a l . c o m • i n f o @ l e v i n e f u n e r a l . c o m
SStay tay cconnected onnected — sign up ffor or our FREE REE WEEKL WEEKLY LY NEW NEWSLETTER SLETTER Just enter enter y our your address email address at the bottom of the jewishexponent.com jewishexponent.com home page. 9ECCKD?JO >;7:B?D;I EF?D?ED B?<;IJOB; 9KBJKH; @K:7?IC ?IH7;B 9 ECCKD?JO >;7:B?D;I EF?D?ED B?<;IJOB; 9KBJKH; @K:7?IC ?IH7;B JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
3
Mobile HealthCare Solutions Our doctors will come to your home or office Guarantee same day appointments within 24 hours Call us now at
Specializing in:
• Physical Therapy • Chiropractic • Weight Loss • Detox Cleansing • Body Transformation
(215)356-7989
Dr. Scott E Yorker
www.philachiro.com drscottyorker@gmail.com Philadelphia and South Jersey shore area
HEADLINES
Penn Pilots Program to Combat Sexual Assault on Campus LOCAL
MIRIAM STEINBERG-EGETH | JE FEATURE
ONE IN FIVE. That’s how many women reported experiencing some form of sexual assault in their lifetime, according to a highly publicized study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This and other staggering statistics surrounding the prevalence, ambiguity and underreporting of these incidents compelled Jewish Women International to come up with a way to bring male and female college students together to discuss and define sexual violence. The resulting Safe Smart Dating program, which piloted at the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, won a national Laurel Wreath award this month for positive influence in the fraternal world. The recognition comes as the Obama administration works to increase awareness of the issue through a new public service announcement and a White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault. In April, the task force issued its first report, which outlines how to identify, prevent and respond to the high rates of sexual assault on campuses nationwide. With all this attention, “the stakes are getting higher, and there’s more pressure on campuses to do the right thing,” said Deborah Rosenbloom, vice president of programs and new initiatives at Jewish Women International, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting and empowering women. JWI hails Safe Smart Dating as the first national program on dating abuse and sexual assault for the Greek community on college campuses. Created in partnership with sorority Sigma Delta Tau and fraternity Zeta Beta Tau, both of which are historically Jewish, the program launched first at Penn, then at George Washington University and Purdue University. Penn’s reputation for thoughtful, engaged students and vibrant Greek life made it an ideal pilot location, said Dana Fleitman, the manager of prevention and training programs at JWI who helped facilitate the inaugural session in October. The curriculum stresses the importance of engaging men as allies to end violence against women and change the culture on campus. To that end, both a male and a female facilitator present the material while members from the fraternity and sorority lead smaller group discussions. The goal is to encourage students to think critically about what consent means through interac4
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
tive activities, Fleitman said. “Students want to talk about sex and relationships in a safe space with their peers,” she said. The biggest challenge is the ambiguity surrounding what crosses the line, said Brooke Edelman, a rising junior at Penn. As a board member and designated risk manager of the school’s SDT chapter, Edelman signed up for a webinar training to lead one of the small groups of students in discussions during the two-hour program. Edelman said she thought the co-ed aspect of the program increased its impact, and it succeeded in teaching students what to do if they know someone who has been a victim of sexual assault. But, she continued, it was when she and her friends got back to their house that the real discussions began about how the content applied to them and how they would handle a variety of real-life situations. However, when asked about personal connections with victims of sexual violence, Edelman declined to give specifics because of the sensitivity involved. In addition to encouraging dialogue on college campuses, the program joins a growing number of governmental and non-governmental agencies aiming to raise awareness about the underreporting of sexual assaults. Victims often choose not to report these crimes, Rosenbloom said, leading to a discrepancy between the CDC report and far lower figures that universities are required to release under the Clery Act of 1991. For example, in 2012, Penn reported 16 sexual assaults and Temple reported only three. Rosenbloom identified many barriers to reporting, including victims’ concerns that the response from campus officials or law enforcement would be inadequate or fears that they would face retribution from their perpetrators. Locally, Swarthmore College and Temple University are both under investigation for possible violations in handling reports of sexual violence and harassment, along with 55 other universities including Penn State, Princeton and Franklin & Marshall. Rosenbloom is optimistic that once students have the tools to be effective bystanders, they can also become advocates on their campuses. Now that the pilot is done, her organization is looking to revise and then expand the program, focusing on schools that have SDT and ZBT chapters. “We’re at the very beginning stages,” she said. “We’re hopeful.” Added Fleitman, “One program can’t fix everything, but let’s start the conversation. Let’s think in a structured way about what makes a healthy relationship.” ● JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES
Order Online ssfamousdeli.com
NEXT DAY WEEKEND DELIVERIES Call For Details
Hours: MON-SAT 7AM-7PM SUN 7AM-6PM
Ramah Planning New Special Needs Program
WEEKLY SPECIALS
Tues., May 20th Mon., May 26th
LOCAL
BRINGING FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOG TOGETHER GE GETHE FOR OVER FORTY YEARS
ERIC BERGER | JE STAFF
EVERY AUGUST, after the kids and most of the staff at Camp Ramah in the Poconos have headed home, a new group of children with special needs arrives to have their own Jewish camp experience. Those involved with the Tikvah Family Camp talk about how much they cherish that week at the end of summer. But, Ramah leaders wondered, would the children gain more from a program integrated into the regular camp session? They are hoping to find out soon. The camp, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, recently received a $250,000 grant from two elderly sisters to build additional cabins and other infrastructure needed to serve up to 25 campers with special needs. The camp is still seeking an additional $150,000 to be able to turn Tikvah into an integrated program that would open either in 2015 or 2016, said Joel Seltzer, the camp director. “It really presents an inclusive camp where kids with special needs are living alongside typical kids and are participating in the programming and part of the fabric of the community and spending the summer together,” said Seltzer. Other Ramah camps around the country — including ones in New England, Wisconsin and California — already operate integrated special needs programs. There are also a few Jewish camps associated with the New Jersey YMHA-YWHA camps that serve children from this area with disabilities. These include Camp Shoshanim, an Orthodox camp for girls, and Camp Nesher, an Orthodox camp for boys and girls, where children with special needs have separate bunks and specially trained staff, but also participate in all the usual activities. Round Lake Camp in Milford, Pa., another YMHA-YWHA camp, is geared for children with social commuJEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Like us on Facebook for future discounts!!! Facebook.com/SteveSteinsFamous
5
$ 99
OUR OWN HOMEMADE
▲ Tikvah Family Camp hosts children and families each summer.
nication disorders such as autism who also participate in activities with children at nearby camps. At the Tikvah program Ramah has run for the last five years, Seltzer said, the staff works to “recreate the camp experience” with activities specifically for campers with special needs, for their siblings and for their parents. Families stay in a cabin together and the special needs campers have a one-to-one counselor ratio. Seltzer said the camp is establishing a special committee to determine what levels of special needs could be accommodated in the new program. Lisa Tobin, director of disabilities initiatives at the Foundation for Jewish Camp, said there are specific benefits of integrating special needs children. Such programs allow children to receive “the full joyous experience of a Jewish camp and gain independence and skills and experience Jewish living with their Jewish peers,” Tobin said. “They are having that experience without their families and, in doing so, also giving families a respite.” The donors behind the Tikvah expansion, sisters Ruth Davidoff and Toby Susskind of Palm Beach, Fla., knew the Seltzer family when Davidoff used to live in the same Philadelphia neighborhood. “We are elderly women,” said Susskind, 91. “And this is the time to share whatever we have with a worthy cause.” ●
PURE TURKEY BREAST
LB. BY THE LB.
JUST DELICIOUS
GARLIC ROAST BEEF
4 CHEESE $ 99 TOMATO HEALTH SALAD 2 $ 99 WHITEFISH SALAD 5 FRESHLY SLICED
3
Scan the URL code
FRESHLY SLICED
AMERICAN $ 99 LB.
SWISS CHEESE
BY THE LB.
$ 99 LB. BY THE LB.
JUST DELICIOUS
OR
LB. BY THE LB.
HOMEMADE
LB. BY THE LB.
FULL PINTS
1 ¢ SEEDLESS $139 VIDALIA 79 GRAPES ONIONS $ 00 ¢ ¢ TOMATOES 99 MANGOS 59 TOMATOES 1 BLUEBERRIES SWEET
$ 99
PT.
RED & WHITE
LB. BY THE BAG
LB.
DELICIOUS EATING
EXTRA FANCY
LB.
SWEET GRAPE
EA.
EA. CONT.
Now Serving Breakfast & Lunch At Both Of Our Locations Unbelievable Daily Specials Come Sit Back & Enjoy Our Home Cooked Meals Served By Our Waitresses
ORDER YOUR TRAYS TODAY
MEAT TRAYS, SALAD TRAYS, COCKTAIL SANDWICH TRAYS GRANT PLAZA (215) 673-6000 HOLLAND (215) 355-0990 WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ANY SPECIAL TRAY REQUEST OR NEED
YES WE DELIVER, PLEASE CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION HOLLAND: 102 Buck Rd., Holland, PA 18966 ph: 215-355-0990 fax: 215-355-0994 email: famousdeliofholland@gmail.com
JEWISH EXPONENT
Grant Plaza II: 1619 Grant Ave., Phila., PA 19115 ph: 215-673-6000 fax: 215-676-5927 email: famousgourmetdeli@gmail.com
MAY 22, 2014
5
HEADLINES
Suit Accuses Cemetery of Overlapping Burial Plots LOCAL
BARBARA S. ROTHSCHILD | JE FEATURE
A LAWSUIT like the one filed last week against the operators of a Jewish cemetery in Lower Moreland Township is unusual — but perhaps not surprising given that the little regulation of cemeteries that exists does not venture into the realm of overselling and overlapping gravesites. The class-action complaint, filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on May 12, accuses Shalom Memorial Park of knowingly overselling grave plots, resulting in overlapping graves, and selling the same plots to different parties. The suit stems from what
happened to Maya Devinskaya, a 73-year-old Philadelphia widow and Russian native, who buried her daughter, Ella Kukava, at Shalom Memorial last June. Last month, she learned that another grave, that of Emil Khrizman, overlaps her daughter’s. “It all boils down to you have only so much land, and you have to keep track of how many people you are burying,” said attorney Joseph Osefchen. His firm, DeNittis Osefchen in Evesham, N.J., along with Bochetto & Lentz of Philadelphia, is representing the plaintiffs. “It’s pretty horrible and it’s pretty sad. We’ve been contacted by a lot of people, and some are pretty sure they have family members in graves that are overlapping and touching.”
IN A CLASS + 5 5 BY ITSELF
There's Nothing Else Like It In the Warrington Area
The Best
Location
Enjoy the convenience of nearby shopping, restaurants and cultural sites, and easy access to Rt. 611, and the Pa. Turnpike.
Exquisite
Homesites
Lamplighter’s gorgeous single homes border the 280-acre Bradford Reservoir, providing a beautiful setting with stunning water views.
Perfect
lifestyle
The maintenance-free lifestyle is so easy to love. Lawn care, snow removal and many other outside chores are taken care of!
VISIT OUR SALES OFFICE | 1403 CRANLEIGH COURT, WARRINGTON, PA | 215.343.5974 Tues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 10-5 p.m.; Sun. & Mon. 12-5 p.m., Closed Weds.
5 5 b u c k s c o u n t y. c o m
6
MAY 22, 2014
In the complaint, Devinskaya recounts how she learned nearly a year after burying her daughter that the cemetery had previously sold a portion of that same plot to another family. The overlap was discovered when gravestone dealer Yakov Natanzon went to the cemetery to lay a stone for Khrizman, who died about a month prior to Kukava, only to find flowers and a photo of Devinskaya’s daughter on the spot. Osefchen said Shalom Memorial Park has asked Devinskaya for permission to disinter her daughter’s body and rebury it elsewhere, which is heavily frowned upon in Jewish law. “She has refused to do it so far. She is very upset,” Osefchen said. Also named as defendants in the suit are Service Corporations International, Inc., SCI Pennsylvania Funeral Services, Inc., and Forest Hills Cemetery Corp., all operating as Shalom Memorial. A spokeswoman for the Houston-based SCI, which bills itself as North America’s largest single provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services, would not comment, saying it is against company policy to speak about pending litigation. The lawsuit cites other class action suits against SCI and Jewish cemeteries it owns in Florida and California based on the same types of practices. In those cases, SCI paid more than $65 million in Florida and $80 million in California to settle the suits. The current suit also cites an incident involving an SCI-owned Jewish funeral home in Massachusetts that buried a woman in the wrong plot and disinterred the body without the family’s permission — conduct that resulted in “the largest fine in the history of Massachusetts.” The lawsuit claims that former SCI employees say Shalom Memorial has a longstanding practice of taking note of which graves are seldom visited
JEWISH EXPONENT
in order to bury multiple people in overlapping sites. Osefchen said he expects the lawsuit to be settled before it reaches trial, as happens in 98 percent of cases. “There could be more lawsuits, cemetery by cemetery,” as word of this one gets around and other families come forward, he said. In addition to class-action status, the complaint seeks an order for the cemetery to stop selling more graves than it can hold, a court-administered audit of the current conditions there and unspecified financial damages. Several funeral directors in the region were unwilling to comment on what is clearly a touchy subject. Adam Levine, one of the sons in Joseph Levine and Sons, was reluctant to comment but said it is really at the discretion of the cemetery to bury the dead responsibly. Levine and Sons, which has facilities in Philadelphia and the suburbs, has no jurisdiction over most of the cemeteries it works with on an everyday basis, including Shalom Memorial, he said. But at Haym Solomon Memorial Park in Frazer, which Levine and Sons has owned since 1986, the company keeps close watch on what happens, Levine said. “My father, brothers and I go to Haym Solomon on a regular basis, making sure everything is where it should be — to the inch as it is proscribed what every grave and grave liner needs,” Levine said. For his undertaker family, he emphasized, the dignity of the deceased and the needs of the bereaved family are of utmost importance.
In New Jersey, where funeral homes by law cannot own cemeteries, Harry Platt of Platt Memorial Chapels in Cherry Hill said he’s never seen the situation described in the lawsuit. “Our funeral home has worked with Shalom Memorial for 38 years, and there’s never been an issue there, or anywhere,” Platt said. “We’ve never been told there’s no room for a grave to go there. But we can’t control what happens on the cemetery grounds, and it’s possible that at some point, eventually, there’s going to be a problem.” Neither Pennsylvania nor New Jersey regulates this aspect of cemetery protocol. New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs has a cemetery board whose regulations do not extend to religious burial grounds. In Pennsylvania, most cemeteries are likewise exempt from state licensing requirements — and those requirements have little or nothing to do with cemetery operations. Levine said families burying their loved ones have to put their trust in the cemetery they choose. Osefchen and his partner, Stephen DeNittis, believe that’s what this suit is all about. “This case does not involve a movie theatre or a commercial airliner, where they try to boost profits by squeezing people closer and closer together,” DeNittis said in a release on the firm’s website. “The bodies of deceased loved ones deserve to be treated with the utmost dignity and respect. The goal of this lawsuit is to try to restore dignity and respect to these grieving families and to make sure that this kind of thing never happens again.” ● JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES
▲ Come this summer, the pool at the Kaiserman JCC in Wynnewood will become a strictly outdoor affair.
JCC Pool Conversion Is Making Waves LOCAL
ERIC BERGER | JE STAFF
THE KAISERMAN JCC is in the process of converting its indoor pool to an outdoor one, a decision that was made after a series of unfortunate developments, according to officials at the facility. Construction crews are tearing down the roof and walls surrounding the pool, which has been closed since the end of 2013 because of structural issues. According to Beth Segal, Kaiserman’s executive director, the new outdoor facility is expected to open sometime in June. “The end result will be a wonderful summer gathering place,” Segal wrote in a statement emailed last week to members of the Wynnewood facility. But not everyone is welcoming the sun. “For me, it kind of ended my relationship with the JCC,” said Yochi Shmuely, a Bala Cynwyd resident who swam laps in the pool for 15 years. The pool closed Dec. 16, when staff noticed signs of a buckling ceiling. After consulting with engineers and architects, the JCC leadership raised more than $400,000 for the renJEWISHEXPONENT.COM
ovations, including from the Kaiserman family, and started work on the upgrades. But shortly afterwards, those involved with the project learned that the walls had not been built according to code when they were constructed 40 years ago, according to Segal. Construction was halted immediately, as renovation ceased to be a viable option. The cost to completely rebuild the pool structure amounted to about $2.3 million — much more than the board of directors had anticipated or raised money for. After receiving a grant earlier this month from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia to help with the additional funds needed, the board opted to tear down the walls and convert the pool at a cost of approximately $500,000. “Our main objective has always been to have an indoor pool, but that just wasn’t becoming a reality,” said Segal, whose facility also boasts a preschool, summer camp, sports leagues and a wide array of classes and programs, including running the local JCC Maccabi program. In an effort to keep members from leaving, the organization has been paying for its members to use the pool at Lower Merion High School and has
Montgomery County’s Only Full-Service Rental Retirement Community Only a Few Apartment Homes Available A lifestyle full of choices and flexibility, where we focus on possibilities rather than limitations No large entrance fee Doctors and healthcare professionals are available on site, reducing the burden of getting to and from appointments Plus the area’s finest dementia care program, Wellspring Village® Our families tell us that a move to Brightview enhances the quality of life for everyone. Please call Jackie or Lisa at 610-239-7700 to set up your personal visit.
610-239-7700
300 East Germantown Pike East Norriton, PA 19401 BrightviewEastNorriton.com
See Page 9
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
7
HEADLINES Photo by Amishai Gottlieb
Jewish Lesbian Couple First in Line for Marriage License LOCAL
AMISHAI GOTTLIEB | JE STAFF
RUTHELLEN Landau and Kerry Smith made history on May 20 by becoming the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in Philadelphia. Just 15 minutes after the announcement was publicized that federal judge John Edward Jones III had struck down a ban against same-sex marriage in the state of Pennsylvania, the couple made sure they were first in line at City Hall. Smith, an attorney, left clients waiting so she could get there immediately. “Jewish religion and custom always says to treat people equally,” said Landau, 45, executive director of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. “This is part of the way that we can make tikkun olam, that we can heal the world, that we can make sure that we’re treating everybody equally with the same rights and the same respect and the same benefits. And it’s important not just for the LGBT community, but for all of us and the entire Jewish community as well.” The ruling makes Pennsylvania one of 19 states that allow same sex-marriage and the last among states in the Northeast. “We are a better people than what
these laws represent, and it is time to discard them onto the ash heap of history,” Jones wrote in a 39-page opinion. Lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett, who defended the state in the lawsuit in place of Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Kane, did not immediately say whether they planned to appeal. Landau, who plans to wed Smith on May 27 at City Hall with Mayor Michael Nutter presiding, said the Jewish community has been “fantastic” in showing support for them. She and Smith are members of Kol Tzedek, a Reconstructionist synagogue in West Philadelphia. While Landau and others processed paperwork inside, a large and raucous crowd gathered in the plaza outside the historic building to show their support for the legal decision. Mark Aronchick, an active leader in the Jewish community who was part of the legal team chosen by the Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union to represent the plaintiffs in the landmark case, was among those who made public remarks. “We knew it was going to be a challenge, we were up to that challenge,” Aronchick said. “We knew that we were coming to carry the dreams and aspirations and hopes and dignity and humanity of so many people on our shoulders. We knew that we were fighting for the
Ruthellen Landau and Kerry Smith, with their son, Eli, show off their marriage license obtained Tuesday at City Hall in Philadelphia. ▶
most fundamental values that we have as people.” Everret Gillison, Nutter’s chief of staff, who spoke on the mayor’s behalf, quipped that “love will always triumph, but you also need good lawyers.” Jeffrey Saltz, an attorney and member of Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne, held a large sign proclaiming Reform Jews’ support for gay rights. “This is just fundamental to Judaism; we’re all created in the image of God and we’re all entitled to equal respect and dignity,” Saltz said. Back inside, longtime gay rights activist Mark Segal was 10th in line to obtain a marriage license alongside his partner, Jason Villemez. “I’m busy doing a lot of research and writing, and one of the things I’ve discovered is how much Jewish family tradition plays into what the
Ruling Paves the Way for Marriage Under the Chupah ERIC BERGER | JE STAFF
SOME SYNAGOGUES in the Philadelphia area already hold same-sex weddings, but couples have had to travel elsewhere to legally marry. In the aftermath of Tuesday’s decision to strike down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage, that all changes for people like Rita Pompey and Debbie Gordon. The couple immediately announced new plans for their August wedding. Rather than get married in New Jersey — one of four neighboring states in which same-sex marriage was already legal — they plan to hold the ceremony at Temple Sholom in Broomall. “I actually shed a tear,” said Pompey, 44, who lives with Gordon, 48, and their 9-year-old daughter, Ellie, in Delaware County. “Part of it was pride and part of it was gratitude to the individuals, couples 8
MAY 22, 2014
and families that have put themselves in front of the courts and have made it possible for our family to see the day where we can stand in front of our community and commit to one another legally.” Pompey and Gordon met 18 years ago in the summer of 1996, introduced via a friend from their time as undergraduates at West Chester University. That fall, then-Gov. Tom Ridge signed the bill into law banning same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. The significance of the number of years they have been together — 18, which in Hebrew means life — has not been lost on the couple. Gordon said they finally decided to get married in part because they have aging parents. “Rita’s father, who is 80 years old, all he wants to do is be there to walk with her down the aisle and be part of the service,” said Gordon. A number of rabbis interviewed said
▲ Debbie Gordon (left) and Rita Pompey, with their daughter, Ellie, plan to marry in August at Temple Sholom in Broomall.
they did not expect the ruling to change other rabbis’ minds on officiating and recognizing same-sex marriages. “I still think that the traditional part of our world has other concerns. They’re not waiting for the courts; they’re waiting for the rabbis,” said Rabbi Peter Rigler of Temple Sholom. His officiation at the wedding of Pompey and Gordon will be his first same-sex marriage. When asked last year about proposed legislation in Harrisburg to legalize
JEWISH EXPONENT
fight for equality is all about,” said Segal, the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. “We’re all about family, we’re all about debating the Talmud and it all starts with creating a family, and how can you create a family without marriage?” After picking up his own paperwork, Segal was symbolically sworn in to assist in issuing licenses to others at the marriage bureau in City Hall. Segal noted that his family has a history of combating anti-Semitism, which he said is “no different than homophobia.” “I’m more of a cultural Jew than I am a religious Jew, but I see those roots are very deep. I never realized how important they were until just recently,” he said. “The fight that I have in me, which keeps me going, is the fight that every Jew has in them to make sure that we have a homeland, to make sure that we survive.” ●
same-sex marriage in the state, Rabbi Neil Cooper of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood said he supported gay marriage but declined to say whether he would officiate at a same-sex couple’s wedding. In an interview after the ruling this week, he said, “If someone asked and they were members of my community, I would be happy to do it for them.” “I haven’t always felt this way,” he said. “I think the world has changed. I think it’s really a great thing that people have the right to define the kind of loving relationship that they want to be in.” Seth Kreimer, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law who was part of the legal team representing the plaintiffs, said that he hopes Corbett declines to appeal the case. “I hope he doesn’t waste more of the state’s money on this,” said Kreimer. “I think it’s pretty clear which way things are going; I think he could save a lot of angst and a lot of money by simply acknowledging that Pennsylvania has joined the rest of the Northeast in recognizing marriage equality.” ● JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES
JCC Pool Continued from Page 7 rented pool time at Bryn Mawr College and St. Joseph’s University. “Not being able to provide members with everything we possibly can is very sad for us,” said Segal, who noted that of its 1,400 family member units, some 100 had frozen their memberships because of the pool closure. She declined to say how many had dropped their membership altogether. Moving forward, the facility plans to hold movie nights, bar-
becues and other activities at the pool. Segal said she has heard from people who are “excited about having a beautiful outdoor space.” But there are also the early morning lap swimmers who have to find somewhere else to swim. And even if they come back for the summer, at the end of the season, they will have to again move elsewhere. Claude Schoenberg sent all three of his children to the Kaiserman’s summer camps and has been exercising there for 16 years, but he said he is unsure if he will continue his membership. More than just the swim-
ming itself, there were other intangibles, the attorney from Bala Cynwyd said. Over the years, he had met and befriended a number of immigrants from Europe and Israel sitting in the pool, the locker room and the steam room — which is still open. Even before the roof started to cave in, he said, the number of Jews in the locker room had started to dwindle. “I think there is some larger significance to the structure surrounding the pool being taken down,” said the 53-year-old, who has been swimming at a nearby LA Fitness instead. “There are
other pools and other places to swim, but not in a specifically Jewish environment.” Shmuely, her husband and two of her sons have canceled their memberships and started to use the Havertown YMCA. Her third son has remained at the Kaiserman. “As much as the YMCA is nice, it feels foreign,” she said. “I don’t feel like I’m in a place that’s my place.” Segal said the goal remains to reopen an indoor pool and they are hoping that happens “sooner rather than later.” In a positive development, said board vice president Ron
Hoxter, the need for funds bolstered a relationship between Kaiserman and Federation, which had provided only minimal funding to the organization since the area’s JCC system was decentralized in 2009, said Hoxter. “I’d like to convey that the JCC is in good shape,” he said. “This is going to ultimately be a positive development. I know people are upset that we don’t have an indoor pool for exercise but there weren’t a lot of options for that.” ● Contact: eberger@jewishexponent. com (215-832-0742).
As Crucial Vote Nears, Ukrainians Are Watchful GLOBAL
CNAAN LIPHSHIZ | JTA
KIEV, UKRAINE — Even in normal times, Kiev can feel like a city perpetually under construction. Potholes are “fixed” with flimsy coverings, ramshackle scaffolding clings precariously to the sides of buildings, and tangles of wires seem ever ready to combust. But since the outbreak of anti-government protests in November, the sense of flux in the Ukrainian capital has been greater than ever. Two kinds of tents now dot the city center: Hundreds of khaki-colored bivouacs housing the revolutionaries whose protest movement led to the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych in February, and recently erected campaign booths making bold promises of a brighter future ahead of Sunday's presidential elections. Politicians describe the vote as the most crucial since Ukraine emerged as an independent country in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. But many disillusioned voters here seem to place more faith in the tired men and women inside the khaki tents — and their pledge to speak truth to power — than in any of the candidates featured in the election posters. Marina Lysak, a Jewish activist who participated in the protest movement known as JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Maidan, after the central Kiev square where the protests took place, told JTA that the tent people are there to send a message to whoever prevails in the election. “The statement is: ‘We are watching you. If you betray us again, we will not remain silent,’ ” Lysak said. The leading candidate for these tasks is Petro Poroshenko, 48, an oligarch from Odessa and the head of a confectionary empire. Polls predict Poroshenko will take 30 percent of the vote in the first round of balloting. Jewish community leaders have remained officially neutral about the candidates, but many Ukrainian Jews back Poroshenko, a former foreign minister rumored to have Jewish roots. Poroshenko’s media team did not reply to JTA requests for comment, but they are not indifferent about the subject. Last year, Poroshenko’s spokeswoman asked Forbes Israel to remove her boss’ name from a list of the world’s richest Jews, a magazine source confirmed. Even if the rumors were true, Poroshenko wouldn't be the only candidate for president with Jewish roots. Vadim Rabinovich, a billionaire media mogul and founder of the AllUkrainian Jewish Congress, is running on a platform combining a tolerant attitude toward Ukrainian minorities with plans to dispense with Ukraine’s quasi-federal political system and reduce taxes. ●
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
9
OPINION EDITORIAL
A New Gauge of Global AntiSame Love, Same Rights Semitism: What Comes Next? THE FIRST COUPLE to obtain a marriage license at Philadelphia’s City Hall on Tuesday was Jewish. One of the civilians issuing the licenses was the Jewish publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News. And the lead Jewish attorney in the case challenging the state law banning same-sex marriage addressed the celebratory rally at City Hall, as did at least one rabbi. While Jews are clearly not the only ones active in promoting the civil rights of the LGBTQ community, their activism has helped spur progress every step of the way. “It is, by any measure, as important as any other civil rights case pending anywhere,” Mark Aronchick, one of the lead attorneys on Whitewood v. Corbett, said when he filed the federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the state ban last July. “We are going to show everyone that there is nothing to fear about the freedom to marry, and there is everything to celebrate,” said Aronchick, who has long been involved in Jewish causes. Now we all should be joining him to celebrate Tuesday’s decision by U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones III finding Pennsylvania’s 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The ruling makes Pennsylvania the 19th state where gay marriage is allowed, a movement that has gained momentum since the Supreme Court ruled last June that legally married same-sex couples are eligible for federal benefits. It is time to stop using the issue of same-sex marriage as a political and legal football. Those who oppose such marriages for moral or religious reasons have every right to do so. But they don’t have the right to deny the basic civil rights that too many have been deprived of over the years. The speed with which public opinion has turned on this issue is astounding, including in the Jewish community. Although some Jewish groups and individuals have been out front for years, the established Jewish community has taken longer to embrace the LGBTQ community. In the past few months alone, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia launched Jewish Pride, and the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia created a consortium of eight organizations committed to taking steps to create a more welcoming community. It was once thought that Pennsylvania would be one of the last states to make same-sex marriage legal. Although it is not yet clear whether Gov. Tom Corbett will appeal the decision, one thing is certain: There is no turning back. As Rabbi Neil Cooper put it, acknowledging that his own views have shifted: “The world has changed. I think it’s really a great thing that people have the right to define the kind of loving relationship that they want to be in.” Amen to that. ●
JEWISH EXPONENT FEDERATION
Sherrie R. Savett, President Alex Stroker, Interim CEO, Publisher’s Representative
ABRAHAM H. FOXMAN
THE NEW PUBLIC opinion survey created by the Anti-Defamation League — the Global 100 Index of Anti-Semitism — is the broadest sampling of attitudes toward Jews ever conducted. It is one of the most important efforts we have undertaken in our history as an organization. The survey was conducted in more than 100 countries and territories, and 53,100 people were interviewed, representing 4 billion adults around the world. Our basic findings were sobering: More than one-quarter of the people surveyed (26 percent) harbor anti-Semitic attitudes. The stereotypes receiving the most support worldwide were those questioning the loyalty of Jews and those asserting excessive Jewish power and influence. And, despite decades of efforts to promote Holocaust awareness, only 33 percent of those surveyed are aware of the Holocaust and believe that it is accurately described by historians. We approach this project with a sense of pride and humility, knowing that it provides direction rather than answers. It will form a baseline for further consideration of anti-Semitism and Holocaust awareness. It will, we hope, begin conversations among governments, scholars, NGOs and others on attitudes toward Jews, and lead to new initiatives to counteract these pernicious attitudes.
EDITORIAL Lisa Hostein, Executive Editor 215-832-0744, lhostein@jewishexponent.com
Michael Elkin, Features Editor 215-832-0735, melkin@jewishexponent.com
JEWISH PUBLISHING GROUP
Greg Salisbury, Arts/Culture Editor 215-832-0797, gsalisbury@jewishexponent.com
Jay Minkoff, Chairman Daniel E. Bacine, Immediate Past Chairman
Deborah Hirsch, Director of Digital Media 215-832-0737, dhirsch@jewishexponent.com
Judge Harold Berger Bryna Berman Harris Devor Bernard Dishler Daniel Eisenstadt Daniel Erlbaum Joel Freedman Shira Goodman
10
MAY 22, 2014
Joan Gubernick Matthew Handel Michele Levin Russell Paul Hershel Richman Peter Soloff Jon Stevens
Eric Berger, Staff Writer 215-832-0742, eberger@jewishexponent.com Amishai Gottlieb, Multimedia Reporter 215-832-0743, agottlieb@jewishexponent.com
For anyone who might question our methodology, the index we used in the Global 100 is based on an index of anti-Semitism developed back in the 1960s by academics from the University of California, Berkeley. They looked at 11 classic stereotypes about Jews — statements about Jewish power and influence, Jewish loyalty and personal traits. Our analysis rests on the idea that if an individual agrees with six or more of these stereotypes, he or she is deemed to have anti-Semitic attitudes. It is evident that the Middle East conflict matters with regard to anti-Semitism. However, it is not clear whether the Middle East conflict is the cause or, rather, the excuse for anti-Semitism. Either way, the high numbers of those who harbor antiSemitic attitudes in the Middle East and North Africa — and even among Muslims living outside the region — are a challenge to the region, and the international community, going forward. This survey is an important beginning. The conversations that will ensue, in governments and in civil society, will ultimately be the test of its impact. We trust it will provide a better understanding of global anti-Semitism and its reach, and will lead to serious efforts to address this worldwide problem. ● Abraham H. Foxman is national director of the Anti-Defamation League.
BUSINESS David A. Alpher, Vice President, General Manager 215-832-0720 Joshua Hersz, Marketing Director 215-832-0794 Cheryl Lutts, Accounting Manager 215-832-0727 Marie Malvoso, Finance Assistant 215-832-0770
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
PRODUCTION
Helene Rothman, 215-832-0757
Josephine E. Kukuka, Production Director
Colleen Dunlap, Sales & Marketing Coordinator 215-832-0775, sales@jewishexponent.com
Melissa E. Barrett, 215-832-0755 Norma Kramer, 215-832-0702 Debbie Lusana, 215-832-0774 Taylor Mach, 215-832-0732
215-832-0718
Sharon Schmuckler, 215-832-0753
Elizabeth Thompson, Traffic Manager
Bruce Wartell, 215-832-0731
215-832-0787
Beverly Aldorasi, Classified Ad Manager 215-832-0749, classified@jewishexponent.com
Tery Lever, Production Control Manager
Julia V. Elkin, Graphics Editor 215-832-0747, jelkin@jewishexponent.com
215-832-0711
Grace Jones, Assistant Graphics Editor 215-832-0729, gjones@jewishexponent.com
215-832-0768
Delores Michaels, Editorial Assistant, Life Cycles 215-832-0740, dmichaels@jewishexponent.com
We recognize that polling public opinion, however important a barometer of the state of anti-Semitism in a particular country, is only one factor. Other indicators are also important, such as how many anti-Semitic incidents there are, how secure the Jewish community feels and how anti-Semitism plays out in politics, culture, entertainment and religion. As the organization primarily responsible for dealing with anti-Semitism, ADL frequently encounters suggestions that we have a vested interest in finding anti-Semitism. With this global survey, we do not seek to exaggerate the extent of global antiSemitism; rather, we want to document empirically how things actually are. Indeed, one of the many fascinating aspects of this poll is the positive side of the story, highlighted by countries where anti-Semitic attitudes are absent or relatively minor. We see that in several Asian countries, like Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines. We see lower numbers in several West European countries such as Sweden and the Netherlands. And, in general, Englishspeaking countries have significantly better attitudes than the world at large toward Jews. These findings suggest the need for further investigation to determine what common factors bring people in some countries to have more positive attitudes toward Jews.
Salvatore Patrone, Pre Press Manager Joseph Kemp, Design Director
Nick Staller, 215-832-0750 Vickie Farber, 215-832-0716
215-832-0766
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
OPINION
What to Expect From Pope Francis’ Trip to Israel Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash 90
PHILIP A. CUNNINGHAM
ALMOST 15 years ago, Pope Saint John Paul II’s visit to the state of Israel featured many historic firsts. He visited as a head of state because of the diplomatic relations between Israel and the Holy See that had been established only a few years earlier. He also took the unprecedented and iconic action of praying at the Western Wall according to Jewish custom. He asked God’s forgiveness for the sufferings inflicted by Christians on Jews over the centuries and solemnly committed the Catholic Church “to genuine brotherhood with the people of the Covenant.” Ordinary Israelis, who had previously been rather blasé, responded with enthusiasm. Today it has almost become routine for popes to visit Israel. When Pope Francis visits Israel at the end of this month, he will be the third successive pope to do so. So what will be new or different about this papal trip? First, Francis is the first pope to have enjoyed genuine camaraderie with a living, vibrant Jewish community, including engaging in regular and substantial theological conversation. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he modeled what he recently wrote as pope: “Dialogue and friendship with the children of Israel are part of the life of Jesus’ disciples.” He also engaged in building positive relations with Argentinean Muslims. As a sign of his esteem for interreligious friendships, Francis will be accompanied in Jordan and Israel and on visits with the Palestinian Authority by two colleagues from Buenos Aires, Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboud. One should not underestimate the potential impact in the tension-ridden area of the novel sight of the three fellow travelers. Second, Pope Francis has a particular concern for those suffering from poverty or the violation of human rights. He strongly believes that it is the duty of JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We value your opinion and want to hear what you think about the issues being explored in the Jewish Exponent. Are you moved, angered, inspired? Write to us at: letters@jewishexponent.com.
SIMPLY THE BEST!
We are proud to share the news that the Jewish Exponent and jewishexponent.com were recognized for these outstanding achievements in 2014 journalism contests: Pennsylvania Newspaper Association 1st Place – Best Niche Publication ▲ Pope Francis talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting at the Vatican in December.
all religions to work together for the promotion of each person’s welfare. Surely, he will call upon Christians, Jews and Muslims to live up to their common responsibilities toward those who suffer injustice and deprivation in the region. His predecessors voiced similar concerns, but Francis brings a liberationist theological perspective to the plight of the most vulnerable because of his labors in the barrios of Buenos Aires. His words referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially as peace negotiations drag on, could be significant. Third, Francis’s trip to Jerusalem has a special meaning within the Christian world. He will embrace Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the representative of millions of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in commemoration of a similar encounter 50 years ago between their respective predecessors Paul VI and Athenagoras. That 1964 meeting was the first time since 1054 that Eastern and Western Christianity had experienced friendly relations. Watch during the upcoming trip for statements or actions from both leaders regarding intensified commitment to unity amid diversity within the sometimes fractious Christian family. Fourth, unlike previous papal visits, it seems that Francis’ upcoming trip has provoked a certain amount of political jockeying and civil disturbance in Is-
American Jewish Press Association 1st Place – Overall Graphic Design 2nd Place – Feature Writing
raeli society. This is unprecedented. So-called “price tag” vandalism of Christian property and personal assaults have reached a new crescendo, and alarmist rumors have spread concerning negotiations between the Vatican and Israel over the building that houses the venerated sites of David’s Tomb and the Upper Room of the Last Supper. It appears that the publicity surrounding Francis’ visit has prompted some people to try to bring attention to their particular viewpoints. At a minimum, it can be expected that the pope will insist on the free exercise of religion and respect for religious diversity in all countries in the Middle East, whatever the specific religious majority might be. Finally, since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis has demonstrated a certain spontaneity, informality and genuineness that has endeared him to people of many different backgrounds. During his trip, for instance, he has shunned the use of highsecurity vehicles to enable him to be as close as possible to ordinary people. It may well be that unexpected small human moments may prove to be the most memorable feature of his journey. ●
Statement From the Publisher
Philip A. Cunningham is professor of theology and director of the Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations of Saint Joseph’s University.
We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the opinion columns and letters published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group and/or the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com or fax to 215-569-3389. Letters should be a maximum of 200 words and may be edited for clarity and brevity. Unsigned letters will not be published.
JEWISH EXPONENT
Society for Professional Journalists Keystone Chapter
1st place – Use of Web by Non-Daily Philadelphia Press Association 1st Place – Overall Website st 1 Place – Newspaper Writing, Weekly Division 1st Place – Enterprise Reporting 1st & 3rd Place – Sports Coverage 2nd Place – Editorial Comment
To subscribe: 215-832-0700 Or log on: www.jewishexponent.com
MAY 22, 2014
11
HEADLINES/they’ve got game & fame This sports sextet is joined by Steve Chadwin (Page 14) and Michael and Bobbie Rose (See cover), who are profiled as part of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame coverage.
Pillar of Achivement honoree: ED RENDELL ■ Age: 70 ■ Sport: Broadcaster/Fan ■ He’s Got Game: The former Philadelphia mayor and Pennsylvania governor is a forever Philly fan, bringing his distinct viewpoint to the Daily News and Comcast SportsNet. The political leader, who teaches politics at Penn, is famous/infamous for calling the NFL a bunch of wusses for postponing a local Eagles game because of the threat of snow: “We’ve become a nation of wusses. The Chinese are kicking our butt in everything. If this was in China do you think the Chinese would have called off the game?” (He is also the author of the book, A Nation of Wusses: How America’s Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great.) ■ Why This Honor Matters: “The award is very meaningful to me, although I was never much of an athlete. I believe it is important for us and younger generations to recognize our heritage. It is why I think the baseball exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History is so exciting, and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame achieves the same goals.”
12
MAY 22, 2014
JULES “BABE” LOVE ■ Age: 82 ■ Sport: Basketball/Soccer ■ He’s Got Game: At Brandeis, where he scored the first basket for its B-ball team, he helped the squad to an 18-game winning streak, its longest ever. He helped coach the Pan American team to triumph in 1966 and founded the Jerusalem International Basketball Sports Center. He continues his role as fun-raiser by raising funds for a soccer field for Ethiopian-born kids living in Gedera, Israel. ■ Why This Honor Matters: “My beginnings are in Philadelphia,” says the now New York City resident. “The city has lit the flame that burns in my heart and warms my soul. I have been on a long journey and now I am with my home team in my home town. Now that’s an advantage!”
HOWARD ESKIN ■ Age: 63 ■ Sport: Broadcaster ■ He’s Got Game: Dubbed “The King” by Pete Rose — and “The Mouth” by millions of his friends/frenemies in broadcast land — this “tell it like it is” sportscaster has altered the coverage of sports like few others in the business. Many of those who follow him say the best compliment to get as a fan is to have him hang up on your call-in. ■ Why This Honor Matters: “Honestly, every honor I receive is special and [I am] excited to enter my third Hall of Fame,” says the member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame. “Because I put so much into what I do, it’s great to be among so many great people in the Philly Jewish Hall of Fame. I think about my Bar Mitzvah, and how I got to this point. Even I’m amazed.”
LEONARD TOSE ■ Sport: Football ■ He’s Got Game: Tose, who died in 2003, was a legendary former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. During his time at the helm, the Eagles flew all the way to their first Super Bowl, ultimately losing to the Oakland Raiders in 1981. He was also known for his tzedakah: He was heavily involved in The Eagles’ Fly for Leukemia campaign and was instrumental in starting the Ronald McDonald House, beginning it in Philly and backing the concept as it was implemented worldwide.
JEWISH EXPONENT
STEVE SMOGER ■ Age: 63 ■ Sport: Boxing ■ He’s Got Game: This Ventnor, N.J., resident calls the shots as he sees them as one of the most honored referees in history, repeatedly dubbed by Ring magazine as “Referee of the Year.” He knows from disputes outside the ring, too: The Penn State grad got his law degree from George Washington University. ■ Why This Honor Matters: “It’s way, way up there,” Smoger says. “To be a professional referee based in Philadelphia, the hotbed of boxing in the ’70s, was quite meaningful,” as is “to be recognized from the place that was the inception of my career.” Among his landmark credits is the fact that he has reffed close to 200 world title bouts. He says being included among this year’s inductees is a major compliment — both for its Jewish and sports value.
SARA SCHIFFMAN ■ Age: 29 ■ Sport: Tennis ■ She’s Got Game: At Lower Merion High, she was No. 1 in singles for four undefeated years and took the school to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association finals twice. Much-honored, she captained Penn’s team twice and took them to the NCAA tournament. ■ Why This Honor Matters: “This is such a special honor for me because it acknowledges two of the most influential aspects of my life, Judaism and tennis,” notes the current New York resident, where she works in human resources at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. “To be recognized among so many exceptional athletes spanning all sports and generations is truly an honor. I am humbled to know that we have all set an example for future Jewish athletes.”
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES/they’ve got game & fame
Doors Open on Greatness
IF YOU GO The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Continued from Page 1 Rabinowitz brought the idea home with him, talked to buddies Harvey Brodsky — a successful food manufacturer — and William Steerman — a player on Temple University’s 1953 NCAA Championship Soccer Team. They turned to the Gershman Y, then a branch of the JCCs, as a logical and central home for the Hall of Fame of the Adolph and Rose Levis Museum. (Adolph Levis was the inventor of the snack Slim Jim, and was Brodsky’s father-in-law.) Today, Philadelphia is one of several cities where Jewish athletes are saluted, including Los Angeles; San Diego; Walled Lake, Mich., a suburb of Detroit; and Commack, N.Y. , on Long Island. Although its future home is uncertain — the Gershman Y has asked them to vacate to reclaim the space — this year, at least, the show continues. On May 27, another class of local Jewish athletes is scheduled for induction. Sportscaster and 2010 Hall of Famer Michael Barkann returns in the role of emcee. He is slated to introduce not just the nine new inductees, but also the founders (Brodsky, Rabinowitz and Steerman) and Pillar of Achievement recipients from the first class to last year. That award is accorded leading Jewish figures involved in sports, usually non-athletes. This year’s choice: No. 1 Philly Fan, former governor and current sports commentator Ed Rendell. Also to be saluted: athletes from the 2013 JCC Maccabi Games Team Philadelphia.
This year’s inductees, like those who came before them, will be commemorated with photo-adorned placards. The Hall of Fame itself— which currently takes up two rooms on the first floor of the Gershman Y — includes a jam-packed collection of memorabilia donated by various athletes as well as collectors. Items include a Harlem Globetrotters game basketball signed by Red Klotz; football shoulder pads worn by Chad Levitt, the Melrose Park native son who played for the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders in the NFL; a game ball from the 400th victory achieved by West Philly High basketball coach Joe Goldenberg; and a tennis racquet that helped net greatness for Julian Krinsky, who started up his tennis and other sports camps after immigrating here from South Africa. These are reminders of the eclectic group of achievers commemorated, including Eddie Gottlieb, SPHAS cofounder and father of the NBA; Ed and Steve Sabol, founders of NFL Films; Haverford’s Randy Grossman, former tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers; boxer Benny Bass; sports mogul Ed Snider; as well as such Pillars of Achievement winners as Irv Kosloff and Ike Richman, both of whom were instrumental in transforming the Syracuse Nationals into the Philadelphia 76ers. How are the athletes selected? According to Debbie Weiss, the Hall’s director, nominations come in “literally, from
all over the world, all year round,” and a committee considers them in a series of three meetings. The committee steers clear of choosing too many athletes from one sport, she said. Besides greatness in his or her field, “the person chosen must consider himself or herself Jewish,” explained Weiss, no matter if the person is from an interfaith marriage where the mother is not Jewish. Stephen Frishberg, the Hall of Fame’s board chairman, said the group is in the process of looking for a new physical location now that the Gershman Y asked them to vacate by year’s end. The Y will use the space for something else, though co-chairman Jeremy Wintroub did not specify what. “We have enjoyed sharing the Gershman Y space with the Sports Hall of Fame and we wish them every success in their new space,” Wintroub said. “They are an important part of our Philadelphia Jewish heritage.”
Mother, Son
Club Championship at Ashbourne, a once Jewish country club, for 14 straight years. Despite her prowess, she said, she never thought about turning pro. The hours and commitment involved were prohibitive. “I had a family to raise.” Her son, too, dismissed the notion of his turning pro. “I wouldn’t have made a nickel had I done that,” he said. Sure, he may be in the top 99 percent of the game as an amateur. “But that other 1 percent, that’s a whole different ball game,” he said. The Indiana University graduate wound up earning a living the old-fashioned way, as a stockbroker, which he did for three decades, pulling out of the Wall Street game in 1999. Since then, he’s gone into golf fulltime. He writes for and publishes his own regional magazine, Great Golf, and is celebrating his silver anniversary as a golf analyst/broadcaster on The Fanatic 97.5 FM. A two-time gold medal winner in the Maccabiah Games in Israel (1981 and
1985), he has scored sensationally at home as well. Starting in 1980, he took the title in the local Tournament of Club Champions for six straight years to go along with 12 titles at Ashbourne and Philmont Country Clubs over the years. He also was named the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Super Senior Player of the Year in 2012. “My game is ugly but effective,” he said of his style and the way he greets the ball. He welcomed golf into his life when he set up tee time at Abington High, where he became rated the school’s No. 1 golfer. “We had some great teams at Abington,” he recalled. His mother calls him “a natural athlete.” And she doesn’t take credit for his success. “I didn’t teach him how to play golf; we just played together as a family.” And while she once was able to edge out her kids, “they can beat me now!” she noted with pride. But nobody really beats Mom, according to her son: “Bonnie and I are happy
Continued from Page 1 self, class of 2000. The whole family has been in sync with sports for decades, but golf has scored a hole-in-one for the Roses over the years. “My husband was a wonderful tennis player who got me into golf,” Bobbie said of the late Leon Rose. “I was playing tennis until I got pregnant with Michael.” When her husband suggested she consider the less strenuous game of golf, “I said, ‘Why would I take up an old man’s game?’ ” But she did, joining Ashbourne Country Club after she gave birth. She remembers thinking she’d give herself a year to get the game. “Now, it’s been a lifetime.” That lifetime has been filled with honors and trophies, including the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Women’s JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
May 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gershman Y 401 S. Broad St. For information and to purchase tickets, $185 each call 215-900-7999. ◀ A well-worn football, donated by Ben Coren, a gridiron star at West Chester University, is shown at the Gershman Y.
JEWISH EXPONENT
Frishberg, an attorney and longtime communal activist, said the group is in talks with Lou Scheinfeld about a potential space at Xfinity Live!, a dining and entertainment center that is part of the Wells Fargo complex. There had been brief talks with the National Museum of American Jewish History, but “no ongoing discussion.” Meanwhile, he said, they are also working on the creation of a “virtual museum.” Frishberg expressed confidence that the museum would land on new, solid ground — co-existing with its forthcoming virtual companion. And it will do so with the focus it always has had, Frishberg asserted: “We are looking to continue a museum that appeals to a broad base of people, and something that will inspire younger people” to enhance their connection to Judaism. ● Contact: melkin@jewishexponent.com (215832-0735)
to have Mom’s genes, maybe the best around.” Both mother and son are delighted with the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame honor. Michael said it is “close to the top of the list” of his achievements. “It’s the icing on the cake for me, a big surprise,” Bobbie said. What’s not surprising is how active Bobbie remains. When not with the kids — and four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren — she can be found teeing off or doing rounds at Philmont. “I’m not sitting around waiting to die; I feel like a young person!” she exclaimed, noting that she goes to fitness classes each week and has taken up art. “I do oils, wood, acrylics, weldings.” Is golf an art? “Golf,” she said with a vehemence, “is the most frustrating, irritating, imperfect, wonderful game I’ve ever played!” ● Contact: melkin@jewishexponent.com (215832-0735) MAY 22, 2014
13
HEADLINES/they’ve got game & fame
Abington’s NET GAIN MICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF
▲ Steve Chadwin
STEVE CHADWIN’S career accomplishments can be measured by the basketful. The head basketball coach at Abington Friends School for the past 35 years is closing in on his 600th victory with a winning percentage of 70 percent and a sweet 16 Friends School League Championships. With decades at AFS, and a decade before in a similar role at Germantown Academy — Chadwin, 68, sure has stick-to-
itiveness. Indeed, his nickname — for his 6 foot-plus height — was “Sticks” when he pumped in jump shots on Germantown High’s team and then at East Tennessee State University. The willow wonder back then has evolved into a solid stick of dynamite igniting explosive results from AFS teams that have dominated for decades. “Steve is invaluable for his vision of education and development of character for his varsity basketball players,” said Rich Nourin, head of school at AFS.
featuring jeff idelson president of the national baseball hall of fame and museum
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm Explore the role of baseball in American life and culture today with the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Jeff Idelson, and ESPN Senior Writer, Steve Wulf.
Tickets: $12/$10 Members reserve your spot today!
“Much as he has a fierce competitive drive and tremendous creative skill as a basketball coach, he stands out most among his peers for being an educator first and one who lifts up all aspects of the academic and community experience for his players as being indispensable for their full development as students, athletes and people.” There is no doubt that this Friends legend is kid-friendly. He is proud of the hundreds who have gone from the basketball boards at AFS to their law and med boards and become pillars of society. “Many of them come back years later just to hang around,” Chadwin said with joy. And this down-to-earth guy — “I fly under the radar,” he said — doesn’t take all the credit himself. “It takes a village of different people to raise a program such as the one we have here,” he said, giving a nod to “a good, sound administration.” His family, too, has provided a sounding board. “It can’t be easy being a coach’s wife for 45 years,” he said of his spouse, Cherrea. But then again, she’s been there herself: She was the girls’ basketball coach at Germantown Academy while Steve headed up the boys’ program; later she spent 11 years as head of the middle school at AFS. He is also proud of his two children, whom he calls his real legacy. His son, Jamie, now a coach at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, previously started
How One Hall of Famer Changed My Life A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate
Now open chasingdreams.nmajh.org
Corner of 5th & Market
FIRST PERSON
BRIAN SCHIFF Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor, the Steven A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation, Richard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family Foundation, Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation, Marc and Diane Spilker Foundation, Leesa & Leon Wagner, The Wagner Family Foundation, Harriet and Larry Weiss, Judy and Fred Wilpon, Sam Wisnia. Additional support provided by: Oakland Athletics, John Fisher and Lew Wolff, Clayman Family Foundation, Cozen O’Connor Foundation, Gary Goldring, Steve and Myrna Greenberg, Macy’s, Michael G. Rubin, Susie and Robert Zeff, The Morris, Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Trust; Arronson Foundation; William S. Comanor Charitable Fund; Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia; Edward H. & Evelyn Rosen Philanthropic Fund; David Seltzer, and many other dedicated fans. Media sponsorship provided by: Al Día NewsMedia and Metro US.
14
MAY 22, 2014
and coached the men’s basketball team at Immaculata University. He also coached the U.S. 19and-under boys youth basketball team that took gold at the Maccabiah Games in Israel last year. Meanwhile, his daughter, Jessica, teaches phys ed at VillaMaria Academy in Malvern and is head coach of its girls lacrosse team. But being a good sport — and being a good Jewish sport — is nothing new to Chadwin, who grew up playing in the Jewish Junior Basketball League in Elkins Park. He coached the basketball team at the 2001 Philly JCC Maccabi Games and was basketball director in the ’70s at Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, whose teams would compete in a league against other synagogue squads. There’s no time out even during summer. “A big piece of my life has been Pine Forest Camp,” directing traffic for 45 years and counting on the courts of a camp with a Jewish identity. “It’s been a great place for me; I met my wife there and my children met their spouses there.” He’s been wed to basketball for decades, yet retirement’s not on his mind: “I’m a young 68,” he said. He calls his upcoming Jewish Sports Hall of Fame honor “pretty cool.” And as he looks back at his time from the sideline, foremost are those moments when he’s had an impact on kids. “It’s all about getting kids to be better people.” With characteristic humility, he said, “I’m just a teacher/ coach.” ●
JEWISH EXPONENT
THE PHONE rang out of the blue. I didn’t recognize the voice on the other end. “Yo, this is Steve Chadwin.” At the time, I didn’t know Chadwin started most of his sentences with “Yo.” “I’m the head basketball coach at the Abington Friends
School and I’m looking for an assistant coach. I was given your name and wanted to know if you are interested.” It was September 1992 and just a few weeks earlier, I had returned from helping coach the Philadelphia basketball team at what was then called the North American Maccabi Youth Games (now the JCC Maccabi Games) in Baltimore.
See Next Page JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
IN AN ALTAR-ED STATE
▲ (From left) Adam Hoyak, Billy Kametz, Robert Hager, Michael Linden and Nicholas Park are the leads in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s production of Altar Boyz.
THEATER GREG SALISBURY | JE STAFF
TAKE FIVE SMALL-TOWN boys who love to sing together, give them some undeniably catchy tunes and swoon-worthy dance moves and put them onstage. What do you get? If you said a band like Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, ’N Sync or any of the other numerous boy bands that were a ubiquitous presence on radio stations and bedroom walls in the late 1990s and early 2000s, you would be close. In the 11th Hour Theatre Company’s production of Altar Boyz, currently playing at the Arts Bank in Center City, the five members of the titular group differ in one major respect from the above-mentioned bands: They only perform Christian-themed songs on their “Raise the Praise” tour featuring their greatest hits. This musical sendup of the music industry, organized reli-
gion and everything in between hit the right chords from its first raised curtain, winning the 2005 Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. The show ultimately ran in New York for five years and more than 2,000 performances, and is a current favorite on the national tour circuit. Altar Boyz has been performed across the United States, but this is the first time one of Philadelphia’s theater companies has brought the musical exploits of Luke (the tough one), Juan (the ethnic one), Mark (the sensitive one), Matthew (the cute one) and Abraham (the Jewish
IF YOU GO Altar Boyz Now through June 1 at 11th Hour Theatre Company The Arts Bank, Broad and South streets, Philadelphia 11thhourtheatrecompany.org; 215-735-7356 one) to a local stage. Yes, there is a kipah-covered character in the group that sings songs like “Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait,” “La Vida Eternal” and “Jesus Called Me on My Cell Phone.” In fact, it is Abraham, played
Life Continued from previous page That spring I had attended tryouts for the Philly team on assignment for the now-defunct Jewish Times, where I served as news editor. Turned out I knew the coach, “Stormin’” Norman Millan. When I told him it looked like fun, he asked if I wanted to help. I said sure. I had played tons of pick-up hoops but knew nothing about organized basketball. My role on the Maccabi team was as a “tuchus-patter,” telling players what a great job they were doing. So when Chadwin called, I was almost too shocked to respond but I managed to get some intelligible words out. “Wow, I’m flattered,” I uttered. “But I can’t coach high school basketball. I really know nothing about it. You might as well ask me to come over and remove your kidney.” “Well, my kidneys are fine,” he chuckled, “but I talked to Norm and told him I was looking for someone, and he recommended you. He said you were great with the kids. I can teach you X’s and O’s.” So I went to the Hallowell Gymnasium on Abington Friends’ Jenkintown JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
▲ Coach Steve Chadwin reviews strategy with players at Abington Friends School.
campus for a practice — and I was hooked. For the next five years, from 1993 to 98, I served as an assistant coach at AFS. Chadwin, known as “Chad” or “C”, was right. He taught me X’s and O’s, but he taught me so much more. He taught me that basketball is the greatest
by University of the Arts graduate Michael Linden, who saves the band from obsolescence. When the original four bandmates can’t come up with new songs, Luke asks Abraham to write their songs for them, making this an ecumenical spoof. Linden, 26, comes from the Long Island Jewish enclave of Roslyn Heights, where he went to Hebrew high school and still returns for family holidays. Ironically, this isn’t the first time he’s been involved in a show with Christian themes. “When I was doing shows in high school, we did a lot of them at a church in Queens, including Godspell, where I was Jesus,” he recalls with a laugh. So how did Linden prepare for a role that involves singing and dancing a la New Kids on the Block while the show’s “Soul Sensor” keeps a running tally of how many people in the audience are being saved during the band’s performance?
game in the world. He taught me about teamwork, achieving as a group as well as an individual. He taught me about coexistence, inclusion and responsibility. He taught me about preparation and adjustment. He taught me about planning your work and working your plan. With Maccabi I was dealing, obviously, with all Jewish players. At AFS there were players of all ethnicities. A Quaker school, AFS preached diversity. Chadwin was the champion of this. He was not a screamer or a yeller, like so many coaches, but a teacher and educator. He treated everyone the same — with the utmost respect. He produced dozens of players who went on to play college and professional basketball. In his 35 years at AFS, Chadwin has accumulated just under 600 wins. In my five years, we lost a total of six Friends’ League games and won four league titles. Once I began coaching at AFS, I became immersed in the game, going to high school, college and professional practices, coaching at basketball camps and attending coaching clinics whenever possible. I began to understand the game better and better. I discovered there was no better instructor or in-game coach — at any level — than Chadwin. He had an answer for everything. There could not
JEWISH EXPONENT
“Before the show even started,” he says, “we would post different videos on Facebook — all of the boy bands took inspiration from Janet Jackson and Prince!” He adds that even though the group’s very name denotes a Catholic affiliation, the show gently skewers that faith as well as others, an equal-opportunity offender in its quest to keep viewers tapping their toes while they laugh in recognition of their religion’s foibles. “Even though the show is super-energetic and could err on the side of cheesy intentionally” — song lyrics like “God put the rhythm in me so I could bust a move” and “Jesus called me on my cell phone, no roaming charges were incurred” come to mind — “the show really has heart and a meaningful message. It reinforces the idea that all religions have the common theme of the golden rule.” Too bad organized religions can’t impart that lesson with such a great beat and choreography. ● Contact: gsalisbury@jewishexponent.com (215-832-0797).
have been a better mentor or person. I was an assistant with Philadelphia Maccabi until 1998, when I took over as head coach. That same year, I became involved with Maccabi USA and six times (Mexico, Chile, Argentina and three times in Israel) served as head coach of USA Junior Maccabi teams. Basketball has enabled me to see almost 30 cities in North America and a good chunk of the world. My teams have had unprecedented success. Over the past 20-plus years, due to my involvement with Maccabi, I have received a measure of notoriety in the basketball as well as the Jewish community. I am told I’ve had a positive impact on many Jewish teenagers and their families. I owe a great amount of this to Coach Chadwin. He taught me how to succeed as a coach.He changed my life and the lives of hundreds of others. When his phone rang to inform him that he was being inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, he shouldn’t have been surprised. No one is more deserving. ● Brian “Shifty” Schiff is a producer at Comcast SportsNet. He has been involved with Philadelphia JCC Maccabi basketball teams since 1992 and with Maccabi USA basketball since 1998. MAY 22, 2014
15
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
KOSHER CUISINE
FOOD
YOU’RE YOUNG, busy, don’t have a lot of time, but like to cook — or would like to learn. Kosher by Design: Teens and 20Somethings is perfect for you. The newest addition to author Susie Fishbein’s best-selling Kosher by Design series, which has revolutionized kosher cuisine, fits the lifestyle of young adults. The book offers tips on getting started, healthy eating, equipment, special diet needs, and more, along with 100 delicious alternatives to common fast food. Here are a few for you to sample.
5 Tbsps. apple cider vinegar 2 Tbsps. spicy brown mustard 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 3 ⁄4 tsp. fine sea salt 1 ⁄2 tsp. dried dill 1 ⁄4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 ⁄2 medium red onion, peeled and cut into 1⁄4-inch dice Place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes or until the largest potatoes are easily pierced with a fork. Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk the vinegar, mustard, oil, salt, dill and pepper. Set aside. Drain the potatoes; cool until you are able to handle them. Cut the smaller potatoes in half and the larger ones into quarters. Place into a large bowl. Add the onion and pour the vinegar mixture over the potatoes. Toss to coat well. Serves 8 to 10.
CRANBERRY CHICKEN DIPPERS
(Meat) wooden skewers 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1 can (14 oz.) whole berry cranberry sauce, divided 1 Tbsp. chili sauce 1 Tbsp. hot sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsps. dark or light brown sugar 2 Tbsps. soy sauce 1 ⁄2 tsp. ground ginger 2 Tbsps. canola oil Soak the wooden skewers in a pan of water for at least 10 minutes. Place the cutlets, one at a time, into a heavy-duty ziplock bag or between 2 sheets of parchment paper. Using a meat pounder or the bottom of a skillet, pound each cutlet until it is 1 ⁄ 2-inch thick. Repeat with the remaining cutlets. Slice the chicken cutlets lengthwise into 3 ⁄ 4-inch-wide strips; place in medium bowl. In a microwave-safe bowl, place 1 ⁄ 4 cup cranberry sauce, chili sauce and hot sauce. Heat in a microwave for 30 seconds on high; remove and stir until smooth. Pour over the chicken strips and toss to coat well. Allow the chicken to marinate while you prepare the dipping sauce. Pour the remaining cranberry sauce into a small pot. Add the garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce and ginger. Heat over medium heat, whisking until the mixture is smooth and slightly bubbling. Turn off the heat. 16
MAY 22, 2014
for the Young and In-a-Hurry Folding the chicken strips slightly, weave them onto the skewers, accordion-style. Heat the oil in a large skillet, griddle or grill pan over medium-high heat, or brush it on a prepared outdoor grill. Add the skewered chicken strips and sear for 2 to 4 minutes per side until cooked through and no longer pink. Do not crowd the pan; you may need to do this in batches. Transfer to a platter. Pour the dipping sauce into a ramekin, small bowl or on the plate, and serve the chicken with the dipping sauce. Serves 6.
ELLIE’S ONIONCRUSTED CHICKEN
(Meat) 1
⁄2 1 ⁄2 1 6
cup horseradish sauce cup honey mustard can (6 oz.) fried onions bone-in chicken parts with skin (thighs, breasts and/or legs) Preheat oven to 350˚. Line a jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk the horseradish sauce and the honey mustard. Transfer the sauce to a shallow plate or pan. Pour the fried onions into a second shallow plate or pan. Dip the skin side of each chicken part in the sauce and then dip into the fried onions. If using legs, roll around all surfaces. Place coated chicken on prepared pan. Bake, uncovered for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle. Using tongs, transfer the chicken to a bowl or platter. Serves 6 to 8.
NO MAYO POTATO SALAD
(Pareve) This perfect-for-a-barbecue-orpicnic dish is even better on the second day, when the flavors have had a chance to come together.
3 lbs. small baby red-skinned or fingerling potatoes, with peel, washed well water as needed
JEWISH EXPONENT
VEGGIE CORN FRITTERS
(Dairy or Pareve) This recipe has a pareve option, but some of the cornbread/muffin mixes are dairy, so shop carefully. Also, they vary in size, so you may need 2 packs; just make sure you have at least 10 ounces of mix before you being the recipe.
1 small zucchini with skin, cut into 1⁄4-inch pieces 1 cup broccoli florets 1 cup cauliflower florets water as needed 1 large egg 1 cup milk or plain unsweetened soy milk
1 ⁄2 2 2
Tbsp. canola oil tsp. fine sea salt cups dry cornbread mix Tbsps. all-purpose flour canola oil for frying prepared marinara sauce, warmed for dipping Place the zucchini into a 2cup measuring cup. Break the broccoli and cauliflower florets into tiny florets, cutting away the thicker stem parts. Add enough of the tiny broccoli and cauliflower florets to the zucchini to make 2 cups. Place into a microwave-safe bowl. Cover with warm water. Microwave on high for 4 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Drain and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg, milk, canola oil and salt. With a silicone spatula, stir in the cornbread mix and stir until a smooth batter forms. Sprinkle the flour over the drained cooked vegetables. This will keep them from sinking to the bottom. Mix the vegetables into the batter, using your spatula to distribute them evenly. Heat 1⁄2-inch of canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. You will know the oil is ready when you drop a tiny amount of batter into the pan and it sizzles. If it sizzles too vigorously, turn the heat down. Use a 1 ⁄ 4-cup measuring cup to add the batter to the pan; do not crowd. Depending on the size of your skillet, work with 3 to 4 fritters at a time. Use a metal spatula to flatten each fritter as the batter hits the pan. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve with warm marinara sauce. Makes 10 fritters. 1
MOLTEN DEEP-DISH CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
(Dairy or Pareve) To make these cookies, use a 4ounce disposable aluminum muffin tin. The cookies will come out very easily. Tin sizes vary from store to store. Just watch the baking times — smaller tins will bake faster and you want these a bit underdone. Larger tins can be used for a two-person portion; just use more dough and bake slightly longer. You can make the dough in advance and keep it in the fridge so that you can enjoy this treat a moment’s notice! JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE PRESENTS 21⁄4 1 1 1
cups all-purpose flour tsp. baking soda tsp. fine sea salt cup butter or margarine, at room temperature for 15 minutes 3 ⁄4 cup sugar 3 ⁄4 cup light brown sugar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1 bag (12 oz.) best-quality chocolate chips (2 cups) high heat or professional cooking spray 1 good-quality (4 oz.) semisweet chocolate bar, broken into pieces on the score marks Preheat oven to 350˚. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, at medium-low speed, mix the butter or margarine with the sugar and brown sugar. Raise the speed to medium-high and mix until cream, light and fluffy. Turn the speed down a little. Add the vanilla and eggs. Mix to incorporate.
A NEW REALITY IN KOSHER CATERING
Add half the flour mixture. Mix. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined. Mix in the chocolate chips. Spray the aluminum tins with non-stick cooking spray. Fill each muffin cup a quarter of the way with a large pingpong-ball-size of cookie dough. Flatten slightly to cover the bottom. Stack 2 chocolate squares in the center. Cover with a second walnut-sized ball of cookie dough, flattening it to completely to cover the chocolate.
Place onto a cookie sheet and bake until the tops are golden brown. Do not overbake or the end result will be doughy, not gooey. The baking time will vary from 20 to 25 minutes depending on the size of the tin and the amount of dough you need to fill it. You are looking for the tops to be golden and not wet-looking. Turn each cookie out onto a plate. Ice cream topping optional. Serve warm. Serves 12 (depending on size). ●
FULL SERVICE GLATT KOSHER CATERING for private, social and corporate events
INNOVATIVE MENUS BY ACCLAIMED CHEFS A MODERN TWIST ON TRADITIONAL DISHES FRESH, SEASONAL INGREDIENTS A SKILLED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TEAM GLATT KOSHER STANDARDS YOU CAN TRUST Contact us for a personalized consultation 370 Montgomery Avenue | Merion Station, Pa 19066 550 Allendale Road | King of Prussia, Pa 19406 610 664 4919 | info@sixpointskosher.com www.citronandrose.com
Visit the ACME KOSHER MARKETPLACE
AT 829 MONTGO MERY AVE., NARBERTH!
1199
449
lb.
699 349
Kedem Concord Grape Juice 64 fl. oz. btl., select varieties
299
Paskesz Sandwich Cookies 16 oz. pkg., select varieties
999
Amnon’s Kosher Frozen Pizza 18”, sliced, 36 oz. pkg., select varieties
Empire Kosher Fresh 8 pc. Cut Up Fryer or Quartered Frying Chicken
449
lb.
Mealmart Salami or Bologna
lb.
Fresh Kosher Beef 80% Lean Ground Beef
899
lb.
299
lb.
Empire Kosher Beef Bone-In Rib Eye Steak
299
lb.
Empire Kosher Turkey Pastrami
ea.
T&L 3 Bean Salad
Sabra Salads
8 oz. ctn., select varieties
299
2 $ for
Yehuda Original or Sweet Gefilte Fish
Lieber’s Pink & White Marshmallows
24 fl. oz. jar, select varieties
7 oz. pkg., select varieties
499
199
349
299
399
24 oz. ctn., select varieties
5.25 oz. pkg., select varieties
14.10 oz. pkg., select varieties
20-25 ct. pkg., select varieties
select varieties
199
Kedem Apple Juice 64 fl. oz. btl., select varieties
Haddar Pretzel Tubs
349
Schtark Sliced Mozzarella 6 oz. pkg., select varieties
Sonny & Joes Babaganush 7 oz. pkg., select varieties
4 $ for
Smacking Good Whipped Topping 8.8 oz. ctn., select varieties
PRICES EFFECTIVE MAY 23 THRU JUNE 5, 2014
299
5
Elite Chocolate Bars 3 oz. pkg.
Osem Mini Mandels
Osem Crouton
299
3
Wissotzky Tea Bags
179
Yehuda Daily Matzo 10.5 oz. pkg., select varieties
Macabee Pizza Bagel 12.5 oz. pkg.,
Lieber’s Carmit Chocolate Bars
Lieber’s Honey Graham Cracker
3-3.5 oz. pkg., select varieties
14 oz. pkg., select varieties
2 $ for
5
Visit www.ACMEmarkets.com or call 1-877-932-7948
getting BETTER every day Rain Check: We strive to have on hand sufficient stock of advertised merchandise. If for any reason we are out of stock, a Rain Check will be issued enabling you to buy the item at the advertised price as soon as it becomes available, Savings may vary. Check price tag for details. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Please, No Sales to Dealers. Availability: Each of these advertised items is required to be readily available for sale at or below the advertised price in each ACME store except where specifically noted in this ad. © 2014 Albertsons, L.L.C, Albertsons, the ACME logo, the ACME Savon Pharmacy logo and the 10 for $10 logo are trademarks of New Albertson’s, Inc or its subsidiaries and is used under license. We reserve the right to correct printed errors. JEWISH EXPONENT 5/22/14
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
17
Dining Out Bring Dad to Scoogi’s for our Fathers Day Brunch
Sunday, June 15th...10am-1pm Including....Omelette Station, Belgium Waffle Station,
GOLDEN EAGLE DINER Route 13 and Bath Road, Bristol, PA • (P) 215-785-6926 • (F) 215-785-2132 This Bucks County landmark boasts one of the largest menus on the East Coast offering outstanding quality, freshness and value. American-comfort foods, continental favorites and house-baked breads, pastries and specialty cakes are available all day, every day. There is a full service cocktail bar, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner specials and a late-night menu. Convenient take-out and a banquet room are also available.
Carving Station , Eggs Florentine & U Peel It Shrimp
We’re cooking up some great dinner specials for Dad too! Including ...Herb Crusted Prime Rib Plus every Dad gets a Free Craft Beer or Dessert with Dinner Happy Father’s Day from Scoogi’s
Dinner from 3-8pm CENTER CITY
SCHLESINGER’S 1521 Locust St. 215-735-7305 TIRAMISU RISTORANTE 1519 Walnut St. 215-587-7000 NORTHEAST PHILA/BUCKS
738 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA 19031
215-233-1063 The Jewish Exponent does not guarantee the kashrut of its advertisers. Only those products and services which indicate a supervising authority for kashrut are kosher. All inquiries concerning these products and services should be directed to the vendors.
AUGUSTO’S OF MADISON AVE. 530 Madison Ave. Warminster 215-328-0556 BENNY THE BUM’S CRABHOUSE & BAR 9991 Bustleton Ave., Phila. 215-673-3000 THE BUCK HOTEL 1200 Buck Rd., Feasterville 215-396-2002 FOUR SEASONS BISTRO-DINER 11801 Bustleton Ave., Phila. 215-856-0180 FOUR SEASONS DINER AND BAKERY 2811 Cottman Ave., Phila. 215-331-0797 GOLDEN EAGLE DINER 300 Bath Road (at Route 13) Bristol 215-785-6926
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW FOR FATHER’S DAY
BLUE BELL
Fine Italian Cuisine BYOB - No Corkage Fee
Daily Specials Whole Filleted Fish Tableside Available for Private Parties Outdoor Seating Off-Premises Catering Gift Cards Mon-Sat 11am-10pm; Sun 3pm-9pm 721 Skippack Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 www.ristorantecastello.com
215. 283. 95 0 0 18
MAY 22, 2014
GOLDEN EAGLE DINER Free
Wi Fi
www.GoldenEagleRestaurant.com 300 Bath Road & Rt. 13 • Bristol, PA
215.785.6926
spot
Open 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
Largest Diner • Largest Portions • Best Food & Best Service in Bucks County Cocktails • Party Room for up to 120 People
Fresh Bakery on Premises! Try Our Famous Homemade FREE HOUSE • Cheese or DESSERT Cinnamon Bread with lunch • European or dinner purchase Cakes & Pastries
%
20
DISCOUNT*
BREAKFAST SPECIALS $2.99 & up LUNCH (see our website) SPECIALS $5.99 & up Very Reasonable DINNER SPECIALS Prices! $7.99 & up HUGE MENU Constantly Expanding
Bring your coupon with you! *Discount available with cash purchase only. One coupon per table.
Limit party of five. Excludes breakfast items. Must bring entire newspaper ad with you to receive discount. No electronic coupons. Not valid on holidays. Not valid with gift certificate redemption. Does not include alcoholic beverages & baked goods. Min. $5.00 Purchase Per Person. Please present coupon with check at cash register. Coupon good at Golden Eagle Diner Restaurant only. Route 13, Bristol, PA JE
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAGGIO’S RESTAURANT 400 Second St. Pk. Southampton 215-322-7272 RANDI’S RESTAURANT & BAR 1619 Grant Ave., Phila. 215-677-7723 STEVE STEIN’S FAMOUS DELI & RESTAURANT Grant Plaza 1619 Grant Ave., Phila. 215-673-6000 102 Buck Rd., Holland 215-355-0990 OTHER PHILA.
FRANCOLUIGI’S HIGH NOTE CAFÉ 13th & Tasker Sts., Phila. 215-755-8903 ZESTY’S 4382 Main St., Phila. 215-483-6226
BURGER.ORG 8120 Old York Rd., Elkins Park 215-758-2311 8409 Ventnor Ave., Margate, NJ 609-350-7039 CHERRY GRILL & BARCLAY CAFÉ 112 Barclay Farms Shopping Ctr. Cherry Hill, NJ 856-428-6666 ESPRESSO CAFÉ & SUSHI BAR (Kosher Dairy-Cholov Yisroel)
7814 Castor Ave., Phila. 215-745-0130 HAMIFGASH RESTAURANT (Glatt Kosher)
811-13 Sansom St., Phila. 215-925-3550 HOLY LAND GRILL AND CHINESE (Glatt Kosher)
7628 Castor Ave., Phila. 215-725-7000 HOLY LAND PIZZA
NORTHERN SUBURBS
ALLEGRO GRILLE OF MAPLE GLEN 870 Welsh Rd., Maple Glen 215-542-7144 BEN & IRV’S DELI-RESTAURANT 1962 County Line Rd. Huntingdon Valley 215-355-2000 PASTA FAZOOL 804 South York Rd., Hatboro 267-282-5442 PUMPERNICK’S DELI & RESTAURANT 917 Bethlehem Pk. Montgomeryville 215-393-5800
(Kosher Dairy-Cholov Yisroel)
8010 Castor Ave., Phila. 215-725-7444 HOMEMADE GOODIES BY ROZ 510 S. 5th St., Phila. 215-592-9616 JUDAH MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE (Glatt Kosher-Mashgiach Temidi)
9311 Krewstown Rd., Phila. 215-613-6110 MAMA’S VEGETARIAN 18 South 20th St., Phila. 215-751-0477 PALACE ROYAL (Glatt Kosher)
9859 Bustleton Ave., Phila. 215-677-3323
KOSHER
BURGER.ORG 1901 Chestnut St., Phila. 215-569-9555
DO A MITZVAH! You can help those in need by donating your time, money, or kosher, nonperishable food and personal care items. For donations, drop off locations, distribution centers, or for more information about programs in your area, call 215-832-0509. Coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
TORAH PORTION
Counting Our Days BAMIDBAR, Numbers 1:1-4:20 SUE LEVI ELWELL
BAMIDBAR, in the wilderness, is the name of this portion and the fourth book of the Torah. We begin this book every year as we make our way from Pesach to Shavuot, from standing on the shores of the sea to standing at CANDLE LIGHTING the foot of Mount Sinai. We read this portion as we count May 23 7:58 P.M. the days of the Omer, and, with May 30 8:03 P.M. our ancestors, we travel from liberation to revelation. This is our book of wandering. The portion begins by numbering the Israelites in a census, hence the English name of the book: Numbers. The wilderness is uncharted and threatening. How will we navigate it? Will we survive this journey? The text offers a powerful tool for dealing with uncertainty: Order the chaos by organizing and counting the people. Facing the unpredictability of nature, the Torah dictates culture. Moses appoints leaders for each of the tribal groups and rallies every male over the age of 20 who is “able to bear arms.” The men are directed to go to a designated place and to stand under a banner with their tribal name flying above them for this enumeration of the Israelite fighting force. In the second year following the exodus, after journeying without a clear sense of direction, the appointing of leaders and numbering of the men who could serve as soldiers might have indeed increased the people’s confidence in their ability to continue their journey. Yet we all know that there are perils in taking any census. The Talmud warns against counting the Israelites, for “the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sands of the sea, not to be measured.” Rashi explains that counting invites the evil eye. This is one of the sources of the tradition of counting people as “not-one, not-two, not-three … ” As we read this portion, we are struck by the discrepancy between how the Torah and present-day communities understand who is included in a census. When we count only particular individuals, we see only a fraction of the community. “Men who bear arms” never fight alone. They need an army of supportive individuals who feed and clothe them, those who bind their wounds if they are wounded, those who remind them that conflicts can be resolved. Every day, we Jews pray for peace, for an end to conflict, for the strength to work toward a day when all soldiers will return to their families, to their communities, to their peacetime pursuits. We read this portion on our journey toward Shavuot. Our sages certainly saw the connection between counting people and counting our days. When we attempt to measure an individual’s worth by a single criterion, we miss the power and the potential of that individual soul. Any community assessment must include the skills and talents of every member of the community, including those of every age, every ability, every gender. The Psalmist teaches us to “Number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” This is the census we should take: Paying attention to and enumerating the days of our lives, making each day count. Throughout our lives, we face many wildernesses, uncharted territory, new and daunting experiences. Facing those challenges one day at a time, acknowledging our fears, but not giving them the power to stop us in our tracks, we can go forward. When we face each day with confidence and hope, celebrating the presence and potential of each of those who travel with us, we are counting. ●
Health | Arts & Culture Travel | Food & Fashion
FALL INSIDE SEPTEMBER 9 Ad space closes July 23 Contact David Alpher at 215-832-0720 Inside delivers the Jewish Market
Dr. Melissa Schwartz is pleased to announce the addition of
MICHAEL ONDIK, MD Board Certified in ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery formerly of Bucks Dermatology Dr. Ondik earned his degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed his residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and his fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at University of Missouri.
CALL TODAY FOR AN APPOINTMENT
Melissa Neumann Schwartz, DO FAOCO Ear, Nose & Throat - Sinus and Allergy Care Audiology & Hearing Aids
375 Township Line Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19027 215.887.7380 • Fax 215-887-7373 • www.schwartzent.com
Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell, the editor of The Open Door Haggadah, serves as a spiritual director in Philadelphia. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
19
COMMUNITY NEWS from JEWISH FEDERATION
of GREATER PHILADELPHIA
The Mission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is to mobilize financial and volunteer resources to address the community’s most critical priorities in Philadelphia, Israel and overseas.
Photos by Scott Weiner
◀ Members of Tribal Clefs A Capella, a singing group of Jewish young adults in their 20s and 30s, sang the American and Israeli national anthems.
A Festive Community Birthday Celebration GREAT WEATHER, phenomenal music, fabulous shopping options and a host of engaging children’s activities made for a festive celebration of Israel Independence Day. Some 5,000 members of the Greater Philadelphia community turned out May 18 to wish Israel well on her 66th birthday. The Mummers’ Avalon String Band kicked off the giant party, which featured music by Tribal Clefs, a new and talented Jewish a cappella group, Israeli singer and songwriter David Broza, Ayala Ingedeshet, the first Ethiopian-born Israeli singer with a major-label record deal, and the Maleveh Malka Band from Germantown Jewish Centre. There was falafel and other festive foods to sate appetites, GaGa and other activities to entertain kids and a wonderful mitzvah project to help bring warmth and comfort to area older adults. Four artists traveled all the way from Israel to showcase their unique creations and 40 communal organizations showcased the many programs and services that make the Greater Philadelphia Jewish community a wonderful place to live and work. Israel 66 was a spirited kick-off to the PECO Multicultural Series of free, outdoor festivals produced by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation. ●
◀ 5,000 music fans turned out for an afternoon of non-stop entertainment.
▲ Headliner musicians Ayala Ingedashet (second from left) and David Broza (third from left) relax between sets with band members.
For full photo coverage of Israel 66, visit: www.flickr.com/jewishphilly. For more information about future opportunities to engage with Israel, visit: www.jewishphilly.org.
▲ Two brothers show their love for Israel at the JRA booth. ▲ A family bonds over falafel with all the fixings.
◀ Israel 66 was a wonderful opportunity for Jewish community members to meet and greet its leadership. (From left) are Bernard “Bud” Newman, Federation Campaign chair and incoming president; Federation President Sherrie Savett; Federation CEO Naomi Adler; and the Honorable Yaron Sideman, Consul General of Israel.
▲ In the Israeli Shuk area, Federation CEO Naomi Adler (center) takes a moment to look at the creations of four artists from Federation’s Partnership2Gether communities of Netivot and Sedot-Negev in Israel. (From left) are Noa Kiryati, Shirley Okev, Zipi Levi and Zameret Zamir. 20
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
COMMUNITY/news from Jewish Federation
FOX AND SAVETT to Be Honored at Hillel Vision and Values Event
▲ Campus leaders (from left) Elie Peltz, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Frank, West Chester University; Matt Solomon, Drexel University; Amy Rubin, Temple University; and Barry Taller, Grad Network, Temple University, will be honored as student exemplars during the upcoming Hillel Vision and Values Celebration on June 10.
THE ROBERT A. FOX Leadership Program at the School of Arts and Sciences on the University of Pennsylvania campus is testament to the personal philanthropy and deep commitment of its creator and namesake, Robert A. Fox. The program, which was created in 1999 through an initial gift from Robert and his wife, Penny Grossman Fox, and permanently endowed in 2007, combines coursework, events and service experiences to prepare undergraduates to assume leadership roles in their future endeavors. On Tuesday, June 10, Fox will be honored for his generosity and commitment to the Greater Philadelphia campus and extended Jewish community at the Hillel of Greater Philadelphia Vision and Values Celebration. The event, which will also pay tribute to Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia President Sherrie Savett, begins at 6 p.m., at Steinhardt Hall on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Fox, a 1952 graduate of the College at Penn, serves as the chairman and CEO of R.A.F. Industries Inc., a private investment company that acquires and manages a diversified group of middle market companies located across the United States. His dedication to the Penn campus is without peer. He is an emeritus trustee at Penn and serves on the Penn Medicine Board of Trustees and the Athletics Board of Overseers. In 1999, he received the Alumni Award of Merit, the highest award presented to Penn Alumni, given in recognition of outstanding service to the University of Pennsylvania. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Sherrie Savett is delighted to be recognized by Hillel for her dedicated service to the Jewish community. Savett, the managing shareholder at Berger & Montague, P.C., serves as chair of the Securities Fraud Group and the Whistleblower, Qui Tam & False Claims Act Group. Savett was named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Law and Politics magazine every year for the last decade, and in several years was also named a “Top 50 Women Pennsylvania Super Lawyer.” She has earned multiple distinctions by Lawdragon including being named one of “500 Leading Litigators in America” and one of the “100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation.” A respected business leader, Savett is
a member of the Forum of Executive Women and a member of the Union League of Philadelphia. Savett is perhaps best known for her devotion to the Jewish community and local philanthropic efforts. She is completing her three-year term as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and currently serves on the National Executive Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America representing the large cities. Her Federation involvement began in 1978, when she was asked to participate in Federation’s first Zachor Leadership Mission to Israel. “That mission ignited my passion for Israel and Jewish leadership and developed my ability to raise money for the community’s most critical needs,” she said, adding “that mission changed my whole life.” Thirty years and many missions later, her commitment to the Jewish community remains stronger than ever. She is vice chair of the Board of Directors of the National Liberty Museum, and former member of the National Cabinet of State of Israel Bonds and Philadelphia Co-Chair. In 2005, she received The Spirit of Jerusalem Medallion, the State of Israel Bonds’ highest honor. Elie Peltz, University of Pennsylvania; Ali Frank, West Chester University; Matt Solomon, Drexel University; Amy Rubin, Temple University; and Barry Taller, a graduate student at Temple, will be honored as student exemplars during the June 10 event. The young people were nominated and selected by their peers and directors in recognition of their outstanding leadership qualities and efforts.
▲ ROBERT A. FOX
▲ SHERRIE SAVETT
“We honor those among us who act to enrich the lives of Jewish students, who in turn act to enrich the Jewish people, Israel and the world,” said Jeffrey Barrack, president of Hillel’s Board of Directors, inviting all interested community members to join in the tribute to Fox, Savett and the student exemplars. ● For more information about the Hillel Vision and Values Celebration, call Brooke Schostak, director of Institutional Advancement, at 215898-8265, or email: bschostak@phillyhillel.org.
Follow the Israel360 Experience The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia invites you to live vicariously through our young leaders by joining us virtually in Israel with our newest cohort of Israel360. Read our blog at: philly israel360.wordpress.com. The blog will immerse you in the beauty of Israel through the videos, photos and notes of our 40 Israel360 trip participants. You can also follow us on Twitter at @RenJewishPhilly with #Israel360 and on our Facebook page. Our journey begins this week with visits to Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Holocaust museum, and our partnership
JEWISH EXPONENT
region in Netivot. Additionally, we will be experiencing Kabbalat Shabbat in Jerusalem. Israel360, a program created by Federation’s Center for Israel and Overseas and Federation’s Renaissance Group, is a prestigious 10day trip for community members ages 27 to 35 who have an interest in building their leadership skills, community service involvement and connection to Israel. The trip costs participants just $360; the rest is subsidized by Federation to connect young adults to each other, to our Federation, to Israel and to the idea of one united Jewish people.
MAY 22, 2014
21
COMMUNITY/calendar
▲ Bring the family to visit the Israeli Shuk: The Marketplace on the Main Line, and experience the sights, sounds, fragrances and flavors of a shuk in Old Jerusalem on Sunday, June 1, at Adath Israel in Merion Station. Buy Israeli products and Judaica, taste popular Israeli foods and enjoy Israeli music and dancing
▼ FRIDAY, MAY 23 For Seniors. The Klein Center City Senior Program will host its weekly Shabbat program from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Services Building, 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia. Open the morning with coffee, tea and munchies while schmoozing with friends. Rabbi Beth Janus will lead a 10:30 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by a hot kosher lunch from Betty the Caterer. The South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (SPOAC) Glee Club will perform. RSVP to 215-832-0539. Book Review. The Daytrippers Travel Club will host Anne Johnson for a review of Donna Tartt’s book, The Goldfinch, at 12:45 p.m., at the Klein JCC, Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. Call 215-464-1080. Playdates! Join other kids and Jkidphilly for a fun pre-Shabbat playdate at 5:30 p.m., at Allens Lane Playground, 601 West Allens Lane, Philadelphia. Call 215-3200376. Jkidphilly will also host a preShabbat playdate from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Giant Food Store, 4357 W. Swamp Rd., Doylestown. Call 215-320-0398.
▼ SATURDAY, MAY 24 ‘All About Art.’ MossRehab will continue to host its annual, juried art exhibit and sale at 60 Township Line Rd., Elkins Park. The exhibit, “All About Art,” will run through June 24. Learn more about the exhibit by calling 215-663-6429 or go to: MossRehab.com.
▼ SUNDAY, MAY 25 Take a Walk. Join the Mosaic Outdoor Club of Philadelphia for a
22
MAY 22, 2014
walk along the Delaware River and Raritan Canal near New Hope. The group will carpool at 11 a.m., in front of the Target store, Bustleton Ave. and Bleigh St., Philadelphia. After the walk, dinner at the Marhaba Restaurant in Lambertville, N.J., is planned. Call 267-205-6651. Theater Outing. Join the Daytrippers Travel Club in seeing the musical Man of La Mancha at the Act II Playhouse in Ambler. A bus will leave at 11 a.m., from the Klein JCC, Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. The group will lunch at Sushi Hibachi on Grant Avenue. Cost: $54 members, $57 non-members. Call 215-8242796. Scavenger Hunt. BBYO Liberty Region invites students in eighth through 12th grades to a scavenger hunt in New Hope from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. No charge. Questions? Call 484-429-6645.
▼ TUESDAY, MAY 27 Induction Ceremony. Former governor and sport’s enthusiast Ed Rendell, sportscaster Howard Eskin and golfer Louise “Bobbie” Rose will be among those inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at a 5:30 p.m. reception at the Gershman Y, Broad and Pine Sts., Philadelphia. Cost: $185 per person. For tickets, call 215-9007999 or email: info@phillyjewish sports.org. Long Term Care. The Watermark at Logan Square will host Michael Mastroieni and Jeannette Mastroieni-Cave for a talk on long term care planning at 11:30 a.m., at Two Franklin Town Boulevard, Philadelphia. Limited seating so advance reservations are required. RSVP to 215-240-8915.
Support Group. PUPS (People Understanding Parkinson’s), a selfhelp group for those adjusting to a new diagnosis or dealing with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, will meet at 1 p.m., at the community center in the Giant Food Store at 315 York Rd., Willow Grove. RSVP to 215-542-2931. Pajama-Rama! The Kehillah of Chester County, a Jewish Community Collaboration, funded by a grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, invites community children to put on their pajamas, bring their favorite teddy bear and enjoy a Jewish story hour served up with a side of milk and cookies at 6:30 p.m., at the Barnes & Noble, 301 Main St., Exton. The program is being hosted by Congregation Kesher Israel. Call 484-582-0210, or email: chestrjc@jfgp.org.
▼ WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Celebrate Jerusalem! Join the Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties for a 1 p.m. barbecue celebrating Yom Yerushalayim at 1015 E. Park Ave., Vineland, N.J. Cost: $8 members, $10 non-members. RSVP to 856696-4445. Baseball in America. Explore the role of baseball in American life and culture today with Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Steve Wulf, executive editor of ESPN the Magazine, at 7 p.m., at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia. Cost: $12 nonmembers, $10. The program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition of “Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American.” Register at: nmajh.org.
JEWISH EXPONENT
Better Financial Habits. JEVS Career Strategies, in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association of the Philadelphia TriState Area, will host a free two-part financial seminar titled “Creating & Maintaining Better Financial Habits, opening at 6 p.m., at 1845 Walnut St., Suite 7, Philadelphia. The first topic covered will be “Gaining Financial Control.” The second topic, scheduled for June 3, will be “Setting Financial Objectives.” Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and establish financial goals with a Certified Financial Planner. You must attend the first session to attend the second. To register, call 215-8541874.
▼ THURSDAY, MAY 29 100 and Up! The Klein JCC will honor Northeast Philadelphia residents 100 years of age and older at its centenarian celebration at 10:30 a.m., at Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. For more info, call 215-698-7300, Ext. 143, or email: rhammer@kleinjcc. org. Go Phillies! Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia in cheering on the Phillies when they play the New York Mets at the annual Jewish Heritage Night game at Citizens Bank Park, One Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia. Pregame activities begin at 6 p.m, with the game starting at 7:05. Tickets are located on the Terrace Deck (Sections 412-429) at $30 each. To buy tickets, go to: jewishphilly.org/ phillies. Cocktails for Equality. Join the Anti-Defamation League’s social justice-themed happy hour, “Cocktails for Equality,” at 1500 Market St., Philadelphia. The evening will afford young professionals an opportunity to mix and mingle while learning more about the AntiDefamation League’s work combating anti-Semitism, defending democratic ideals and protecting civil rights for all. Ted Martin, director of Equality PA, will speak on how to advance equality and opportunity for LGBT Pennsylvanians. No charge. To register, go to: eventbrite.com/e/ cocktails-for-equality-tickets10168130151. Chinese Culture. The Asian Culture Center will present an introduction to traditional Chinese culture at 7 p.m., at the Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Rd., Huntingdon Valley. Call 215-9475138.
EZUZ! Check out EZUZ, a mixture of eclectic music with Jewish and global roots, at 7:30 p.m, at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St., Philadelphia. Cost: $18 at the door or $15 before May 24. For tickets, go to: jessiroemer.com/events. Academic Freedom. William A. Jacobson, a clinical professor of law and director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School, will deliver the Shusterman Distinguished Scholar Lecture at 7 p.m., at Gratz College, 7605 Old York Rd., Melrose Park. Jacobson, founder of the Legal Insurrection Blog, will speak on “The Case of Israel and Academic Freedom.” RSVP to 215-635-7300, Ext. 155, or email: mcohen@gratz.edu. ‘Girl Rising.’ The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and the Philly Friends of AJWS will host an evening of film and dialogue at 6:30 p.m., at the Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St., Philadelphia. The evening wil open with the film Girl Rising, spotlighting the stories of girls around the world overcoming nearly insurmountable odds to achieve their dreams. A discussion will follow with Anne Lieberman, program officer of sexual health and rights at AJWS; Megan Hershiser, corporate engagement manager for Girl Rising; and Dean JoAnne Epps of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. RSVP to 212-792-2845 or email: mweinfield@ajws.org.
▼ FRIDAY, MAY 30 Social Action. “Resources in the Jewish Community” will be the theme of a Social Action Shabbat service hosted by Temple Brith Achim at 8 p.m., at 481 S. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia. Information from the Interfaith Center, Jewish Learning Venture, JEVS, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Mitzvah Food Pantry, Jewish Relief Agency, Friendship Circle and more will be available. For info, email: community@brithachim.org. For Seniors. The Klein Center City Senior Program will host its weekly Shabbat program from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Services Building, 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia. Open the morning with coffee, tea and munchies while schmoozing with friends. Rabbi Beth Janus will lead a 10:30 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed by a hot kosher lunch from Betty the Caterer. Rabbi Janus will oversee some lively lunchtime learning at the
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
COMMUNITY/calendar Rabbi’s Tisch. In celebration of Older Americans Month, bring in a photo to share (from as far back as you dare). RSVP to 215-832-0539. Friday Night Live! Celebrate Friday and Shabbat at 6 p.m., at the Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. Following the Shabbat blessings over wine and challah, this free pre-Shabbat happy hour and open mic program invites attendees to grab the mic and tell a story, sing a song, play an instrument, perform a magic trick or otherwise entertain. Each performer has up to five minutes in the limelight. Admission is free in advance, $5 at the door. RSVP to 215-545-4400.
▼ SATURDAY, MAY 31 Walk-a-Thon. Grab your sneakers and come out for a threemile scenic walk through Falls Township Community Park, Levittown, 9125 Mill Creek Rd, Levittown. The walk, sponsored by the Deborah Hospital Foundation, Pennsylvania Region, is in support of Deborah Heart and Lung Center, a nationally recognized specialty cardiac, vascular and pulmonary hospital. Registration fee: $15. For those registering the day of the walk the donation is $20; students, $10. Registration starts at 9 a.m., and the walk kicks off at 10 a.m. Light refreshments will be served to all walkers. For info or a registration packet, call 215-493-2930. Immigration. Dr. Natalie Isser will examine the difficulties and the aspirations of those who choose to leave their homelands for the “Golden Land” at 2 p.m., at the Huntingdon Valley Library, 625 Red Lion Rd., Huntingdon Valley. RSVP to 215-947-5138.
▼ SUNDAY, JUNE 1 Yogurt & Gelato. Join InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia for a yogurt treat at 1 p.m, at Go Bananas Frozen Yogurt in the Richboro Shopping Plaza at 1057 Second Street Pike, Richboro. A second outing is planned at 5:30 p.m., at Capigiro Gelato, 117 S. 20th St., Philadelphia. Director Robyn Frisch will discuss the upcoming Dec. 27 trip to Israel. No cost. For more info, call 215-207-0990. Israeli Shuk. Bring the family to visit the Israeli Shuk: The Marketplace on the Main Line, and experience the sights, sounds, fragrances and flavors of a shuk in Old Jerusalem, at Adath Israel, 250 Highland Ave., Merion Station. Buy Israeli products and Judaica, taste popular Israeli foods, enjoy Israeli music and dancing, and connect with non-profit organizations. Preschoolers and teens can enjoy Israeli-themed activities, games, story times, craft projects and dancing. Free admission. Wheelchair and stroller access. The Israeli Shuk is presented by a partnership of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Main Line Reform Temple, Har Zion Temple, Beth David, Beth Am Israel and Adath Israel, and sponsored by Joseph Levine & Sons, Inc. For more info, go to: mainlineshuk.com. Speaking Yiddishly. The Yiddish Speaking Group will meet at 10 a.m., at the Gratz College Library, 7605 Old York Rd., Melrose Park. Call 215-887-5283. ‘Hand of God.’ The Meyers Library of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel will welcome Rachel Mennies for a reading from her first poetry collection titled The Glad Hand of God Points Backwards at 10 a.m., at 8339 Old York Rd.,
Elkins Park. A light brunch will follow the reading. For more info, call 215-877-8700, Ext. 122, or email: library@keneseth-israel.org. Anniversary Gala. The Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Studies will celebrate its 25-year anniversary at a gala at 5:30 p.m., at the Philmont Country Club, 301 Tomlinson Rd., Huntingdon Valley. Rabbi Moshe and Debbie Ungar will be presented with the Founder’s Award. Honored Alumni Ambassadors will be Naphtali and Hanna Perlberger, Daniel and Edna Ritz, and Adam and Alison Kaye. The evening will include a dinner and cocktail reception, a silent and live auction, along with the awards ceremony. For tickets, go to: etzchaimcenter.org. Family Fun Day. Germantown Jewish Centre will host its annual Spring Concert fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. The afternoon will open with circus magic fun in honor of Leslie and Curt Pontz, followed by a concert featuring Chana Rothman and her band. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call 215844-1507 Ext. 19. Yummy Yogurt! Stop in to the Bryn Mawr Pinkberry, 763 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, for a frozen yogurt from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and benefit Sabra Hadassah’s efforts in Israel. Mention Hadassah and Pinkberry will donate 20 percent of the proceeds. For more info, go to: bigchapter.philadel phia@hadassah.org.
▼ UPCOMING EVENTS Shavuot. Congregation Kol Ami will host a 7 p.m. Erev ShavuotConfirmation service on Tuesday, June 3, at 8201 High School Rd., Elkins Park. Call 215-635-3110. Join Tiferet Bet Israel for an interactive reading and discussion of the Book of Ruth with storyteller Rabbi Fred Davidow on Tuesday, June 3, at 8 p.m. erev Shavuot services at 1920 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell. All are welcome. Call 610-2758797. Temple Judea of Bucks County will mark Shavout with a Confirmation service on Tuesday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m., at 38 Rogers Rd., Furlong. Call 215-348-5022.
▲ Join InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia to learn about an upcoming trip to Israel for interfaith families on Sunday, June 1, at Go Bananas Frozen Yogurt in Richboro. A second outing is planned at at Capigiro Gelato in Center City. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Revelation and the Arts. Germantown Jewish Centre, in partnership with Mishkan Shalom, Or Hadash, P’nai Or, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical
JEWISH EXPONENT
College and Tikkun Olam Chavurah, will host a Shavuot Night of Study opening at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, June 3, at 400 W. Ellet St., Philadelphia. A variety of options for adults only, kids and families will be offered. No charge. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable donation for the Mitzvah Food Pantry. Call 215-8441507, Ext. 19. Social Justice. Discuss the writings of Jewish activists such as Clara Lemlich Shavelson, Stephen Wise, and Abraham Joshua Heschel and explore the ways in which traditional Jewish values, the Jewish historical experience and trends in American society shaped
tops all offers for your diamonds & jewelry. We can pay more because we know the true value. Immediate cash for one piece or an entire collection. 201 Old York Road • Jenkintown, PA
(215) 885-7070
Open Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 10am - 4:30pm Closed Sunday & Monday
Congregation M’kor Shalom honors
Rabbi Richard F. Address and salutes his remarkable career at M’kor Shalom and in the Reform movement.
Please join us on
Sunday, June 8, 5:30 pm as we celebrate Rabbi Address. This evening will include keynote speaker Charlie Manuel, former manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, Rabbi Lennard Thal of the URJ, a silent auction of sports memorabilia and catered dinner ($118 pp). Sponsorships with V.I.P. opportunities are available. For information, or to RSVP by May 30, please contact the M’kor Shalom office at 856-424-4220 or MainOffice@mkorshalom.org.
PEANUTS & CRACKER JACK OFFICIAL SPONSORS TRIPLE
DOUBLE
SINGLE
Gail & Dick Donner Neil & Jodi Levine
Steven & Stefanie Cohen Platt Memorial Chapels, Inc.
Steven & Linda Angstreich Barclay Caterers Mac’s Maintenance Resource America
Start2Finish Builders & Remodelers, LLC TD Bank
David & Jill Akre Steve Burkett & Beth Glenn Rabbi Jennifer Frenkel & Cantor Anita Hochman Peter & Elle Hecht Tamara Kukainis, Schwartz Financial
David A. Laskin, MD Bruce Matez David & Susan Olinsky Ravitz Family Foundation Keith & Marcia Waldman
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Rabbi Richard F. Address Caring Community Fund at Congregation M’kor Shalom. For event and sponsor information, contact the M’kor Shalom office at 856-424-4220 or MainOffice@mkorshalom.org.
MAY 22, 2014
23
COMMUNITY / calendar their activism on Tuesday, June 3, at the 10:30 a.m. opening of a foursession course titled “Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof: U.S. Jews & Social Justice,” at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, Philadelphia. Cost; $90 non-members, $75 members. To register, go to: nmajh.org. Learning & Fun. Mekor Habracha Center City Synagogue will host an evening of fun and learning at its ninth annual Shavuot all-night learning program on Tuesday, June 3, at 200 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Ma’ariv services will begin at 8:15 p.m., followed by a 9 p.m. traditional dairy dinner and the learning program. Cost for dinner: $15 for members, $20 nonmembers. RSVP to: mekor habracha@gmail.com. Morning of Study. Join Rabbi Howard Addison of Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El for the 9:30 a.m. reading of the Ten Commandments and the Book of Ruth on Wednesday, June 4, at 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. Oneg Yom Tov will follow the service. Call 215-6351505.
Tennis Exhibition. The Green Valley Country Club will host a tennis exhibition and cocktail reception in support of the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Green Valley Country Club, 201 W. Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill. The foundation aims to enhance the social, psychological and physical needs of all Israeli youth to prepare them for whatever life serves. Couvert: $18 per person or $36 per family. Additional donations are taxdeductible and used to support the children in Israel. RSVP to 954-4806333, Ext. 222, or email: cmullin@ israeltenniscenters.org by May 30. For more info on the foundation, go to: israeltenniscenters.org.
the Daytrippers Travel Club at the Klein JCC, Red Lion Rd. and Jamison Ave., Philadelphia. Call 215-4641080. Shabbat Under the Stars. Bring your own lawn chair for a camp-style Shabbat on Friday, June 6, at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, 971 Old York Rd., Abington. There will be blessings for June birthdays and anniversaries, and for children attending camp this summer. Water ice and treats at the Oneg. RSVP to 215-886-8000. Plantation Trip. The Mosaic Outdoor Club of Philadelphia invites you to bring lunch or a snack and join them on an outing to the Whitall Plantation in National Park, N.J., on Sunday, June 8. The group will carpool at 11:30 a.m., from in front of the Target store, Bustleton Ave. and Bleigh St., Philadelphia. No charge. Call 267-205-6651.
First Year Service. Members celebrating their first anniversary with Congregation Kol Ami will be honored at a 7:30 p.m. erev Shabbat service on Friday, June 6, at 8201 High School Rd., Elkins Park. Call 215-635-3110.
Genealogy Fair. The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Philadelphia will host its fourth annual Genealogy Fair on Sunday, June 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Main Line Reform Temple, 410
All About the Clay. Sandi Diamond will give a polymer clay demonstration on Friday, June 6, following a 12:45 p.m. meeting of
Dinner D inner & Awards Awards Reception Reception Community Honorees For their leadership in philanthropy and service to the community.
and
Torch Award Honoree
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6PM Cocktails • 7PM Dinner & Program Lahn Social Hall of the Jewish Community Campus
Couvert $125 per person Event sponsorship and tribute book ad space are available.
or contact Mike Staff at 856-673-2528 or mstaff@jfedsnj.org.
Grand Sponsor of the 34th Annual Dinner.
Ceelebrating C elebrating C Champions hampions ooff
AND OUR FAMILY OF AGENCIES
24
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
▲ Check the calendar for jkidphilly playdates near you.
Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Experts in genealogy will be available to answer questions and to help attendees start tracing their family history. No admission fee. Call 610-544-6877. Open House. Congregation Tiferes B’nai Israel invites the community to attend an open house of the synagogue and religious school on Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at 2478 Street Rd., Warrington. There will be crafts and refreshments. For more info, email: mindrc13@gmail.com. Oy Vey! Congregation Beth Or will host its ninth annual “Oy Vey 5K & 1 Mile Walk” on Sunday, June 8, at 8:30 a.m., at 239 Welsh Rd., Maple Glen. This year the proceeds will benefit the synagogue and the Mattie Dixon Community Cupboard. There will be a one-mile fun walk and a kiddie walk for the little ones, along with food and fun. Register online at: www.runtheday.com. Peace Concert. Peace Drums: a Galilean Steel Band, will host a 1 p.m. concert on Sunday, June 8, at the Yorktown Plaza, 8120 Old York Rd., Elkins Park. Peace Drums is a Delaware interfaith initiative promoting peace among Jewish, Muslim and Christian youths living in the Galilee region of Israel. Free admission; suggested donation: $20. For more info, email: events@peacedrums.org. Bike Tour. Hazon Philadelphia will host an “Environmental Bike Tour: Ride the Pines” on Sunday, June 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, 4 Sawmill Rd., Medford, N.J. Cruise on an educational bike tour, enjoy local food, participate in fun outdoor activities and learn about local Jewish environmentalism. Ride one of several routes, according to your skill level, through
the unique and diverse New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, the first national reserve in the United States. Register at: hazon.org/ calendar/philly-bike-ride-2. Philly Pride Parade. Join the Jewish Family and Children’s Service in marching as one family, advocating for LGBTQ rights in this year’s “Philly Pride Parade” on Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To participate, RSVP by email to: pschneider@jfcs.org. Include your name and best email/phone number to receive updates and details surrounding the event. ‘Through the Door.’ Joy Ladin, the Gottesman Professor of English at Yeshiva University and the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution, and Nurit Shein, executive director of the Mazzoni Center, overseeing its operations and departments in primary health care, mental and behavioral health, and LGBT legal services, will discuss Ladin’s book, Through the Door of Life, on Sunday, June 8, at 6 p.m., at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel, 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. Cost: $20 non-members, $18 members, $5 students with valid IDs. RSVP to 215-735-5148. How to Submit a Calendar Event To promote an event to the Jewish community, submit it online at our website: jewishexponent.com. Click “Submit an event” under the Calendar section. Events need to be sponsored by a Jewish venue or have Jewish content. Jewish organizations should submit events using their approved accounts. For more listings, check out: jewishexponent.com/community/calendar/all. Email questions to: listings@jewishexponent.com or call 215-832-0740.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
COMMUNITY/mazel tov EXCELLENCE IN EYE CARE
(215) 288–5000
ENGAGEMENTS
We cared for your grandparents, parents, you and your children and we look forward to seeing your grandchildren. Generation After Generation.
▲ ETTENGER-FERBER
▲ BERNARD-JACOBS
Florence Solomon of Jenkintown announces the engagement of her granddaughter, Rachel Lillian Ettenger, to Robert Evan Ferber. Rachel is the daughter of Vicki Solomon Ettenger and Dr. Norman Ettenger of White Plains, N.Y., and the granddaughter of the late Sidney Solomon, Dr. Ervin Ettenger and Sylvia Ettenger. Rob is the son of Rosine and Norman Ferber of Palo Alto, Calif. Rachel is a graduate of Cornell University and the Teachers College, Columbia University. Rob is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sharing in the couple’s happiness is Rachel’s brother and sister-in-law, Will and Katelyn Ettenger, and Rob’s sister, Lauren Ferber, and brother, Richard Ferber. The couple, who lives in Manhattan, is planning a December wedding in Westchester, N.Y.
Janis and Marty Jacobs of Yardley, Pa., announce the engagement of their son, Alexander Lee Jacobs, to Adriane Michelle Bernard, daughter of Lisa Courson James of Lakeland, Fla., and Anthony Stephen Bernard of Dawsonville, Ga. The future bride, who attended Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla., is a sales/logistic manager at KC Industries in Lakeland. The future groom is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport management. Alex is a professional scout for Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros. Alex and Adriane live in Lakeland, Fla. They are planning a Nov. 1, 2014, wedding at the Pen Ryn Estate Belle Voir Manor in Bensalem.
For over 55 years we have been a part of your family.
Health | Arts & Culture | Travel | Food & Fashion
FALL INSIDE | SEPTEMBER 9
Locations: Northeast Division Bucks County Division Frankford Division Cooper Hospital Division
Ad space closes July 23 Contact David Alpher at 215-832-0720
SOLLEYE.COM
CASH! CASH! CASH! CASH! Sell Us Your Designer Handbags, Shoes, Accessories & More We Paid $1,500
Like New We Paid $1,100
We Paid $200
Gently Used We Paid $300
How to Submit a Mazel Tov Announcement The best way to submit a Mazel Tov is to go to jewishexponent.com and click “Submit a Mazel” in the Community section. If you prefer to mail an announcement, please send $72 and up to 250 words to: Classifieds at 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. We reserve the right to edit copy. Please include a daytime phone number and a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your photograph returned.
Gently Used
Gently Used
QUESTIONS? Email: classified@jewishexponent.com or call 215-832-0740.
Open Monday - Friday | 9-5 145 N. Narberth Ave | Narberth, PA 19072 | 1.800.970.1111
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
25
COMMUNITY/mazel tov i L d o o G
The
Celebrating
e Today’s Activ
Expon to the Jewish A Supplement 2013 December 19,
ENGAGEMENTS
MARRIAGES
REUNIONS
Overbrook High School Class of June 1944 will host its 70th-
Is Louis Fryman … The Spoiler?
▲ BERMAN-KANOFF
▲ MANDELL-ROSENFELD
Supplements Simchas - Celebrating Jewish Life-Cycle Events Publishes: October 30
Ad Close: October 3
Chanukah Gift Guide - The Best of Holiday Shopping Publishes: November 26
Ad Close: November 6
The Good Life - For Today’s Active Seniors Publishes: December 18
Ad Close: November 28
In-Paper Special Section Fighting Cancer - The Latest Information and Insights Publishes: October 2 Publishes: October 23
Ad Close: September 22 Ad Close: October 13
Special Publications The Guide - The Where, When and How of Jewish Greater Philadelphia Publishes: September 30
Ad Close: July 18
Inside - The Jewish Lifestyle Magazine Fall Publishes: September 9 Winter Publishes: November 18
26
MAY 22, 2014
Ad Close: July 23 Ad Close: September 19
Carol and Lee Mandell of Cheltenham, and Dr. Andrew and Karen Rosenfeld of Broomall announce the engagement of their children, Rachel Michele Mandell and Glenn Scott Rosenfeld. Rachel is a graduate of Akiba Hebrew Academy. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a Bachelor of Science degree, and earned a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. Rachel works as an insurance defense attorney in Center City. Glenn graduated cum laude from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He earned a master’s degree in school administration from Immaculata University. Glenn is a teacher in the Marple-Newtown School District. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Rachel’s brother, Harris Mandell, and Glenn’s sister, Rachel Rosenfeld, along with many extended family members and friends. Rachel is the granddaughter of the late Gertrude and Harry Lusen, and the late Florence and Robert Mandell. Glenn is the grandson of the late Betty and Stanley Polykoff, and the late Etta and Arthur Rosenfeld. The couple, who lives in Bryn Mawr, is planning a March 2015 wedding in Center City.
JEWISH EXPONENT
Janice and Joel Kanoff of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Huntingdon Valley, announce the marriage of their daughter, Kimberly Joy Kanoff, to Jarett Adam Berman, son of Sondra Berman of Miami, Fla., and Gene Berman of Santa Rosa, Calif. The ceremony and reception took place on March 23, 2014, at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura, Fla. Rabbi Jonathan Berkun officiated the ceremony. Heather Navon, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. William Giovannucci, Ducis Rodgers and Matthew Sodel served as the best men. The bridal party also included Jonathan Kanoff, brother of the bride; Todd Navon, brotherin-law of the bride; Anthony Biase; Alyson Holob; Sharon Nowell; and Adee Rasabi. Haley Navon, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. Also walking down the aisle on this special day were the bride’s grandparents, Leatrice and Morris S. Smallow of Weston, Fla., formerly of Jenkintown; and Esther Kanoff of Hollywood, Fla.; along with the groom’s stepmother, Enid Ber man of Santa Rosa, Calif. Following a honeymoon on the Big Island, Hawaii, the couple now lives in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
year reunion on Sunday, June 1, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club Blue Room, 415 W. Willow Grove Ave., Philadelphia. Socializing will begin at noon, followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m. Cost: $40 per person. For more info or questions on transportation, call 215-7909433 or 610-783-7677. The January 1944 class is welcome to attend.
Olney High School classes of January and June 1949 will hold their 65th-year class reunion luncheon on Sunday, June 1, at Brookside Manor in Feasterville. Call 215-444-9921, 215-9133983 or 609-230-5300.
Overbrook High School class of 1959 will host their 55th-year reunion on Saturday, June 7, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at Maggio’s Restaurant in Southampton. For more information, call 610-416-5889 or 215-343-3557.
Germantown High School class of June 1964 is planning a 50thyear reunion on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m., at the Philmont Country Club. The committee is trying to locate the members of the class. Email your contact information including your email address to: edr200f@cox.net.
The Olney High School class of June 1954 will celebrate its 60th-year reunion at a brunch on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m., at Maggio’s Restaurant in Southampton. For information, call 215-205-9764 or email: SegPNCM@gmail.com.
Olney High School class of June 1955 is planning its 60th-year reunion for Sunday, May 3, 2015. For more information, call 215-663-1978 or email: LenSussman@comcast.net or Barb85@comcast.net.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
BERMAN
DUBIN
GEORGE
LEMBERG
MADNICK
RUBIN BERMAN, a resident of Philadelphia, passed away on May 9, 2014. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Beloved husband of MARSHA (nee WILDERMAN); devoted father of PAULA K. BERMAN (THEODORE A. PAXTON) and ALEXANDER J. BERMAN (VICKI L.); loving grandfather of HUNTER. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association, 527 Plymouth Rd, Suite 403, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or Jewish War Veterans, National Headquarters, 1811 R Street NW. Washington, DC 20009.
CLAIRE DUBIN (nee SCHWARTZ), May 11, 2014. Wife of the late RALPH. Mother of BRUCE (BARBARA) DUBIN, JOYCE (FRED) KEMPNER, and ALEN DUBIN (MARY MARGARET). Sister of MICKIE GARDNER and the late EVE LINDENBERG. Grandmother of LAUREN (STEVEN), BRETT (STACEY), RANDY (APRIL), LARRY (SUE), BONNIE (IAN), MELISSA, MATTHEW, and MARC. Great-grandmother of 12. Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
HARRIET GEORGE (nee: EISEMAN) died May 1, 2014. MRS. GEORGE was the wife of the late LEONARD GROFF and the late LLOYD GEORGE. She was the mother of SUSAN GILLEN and MARCIA KAPLAN. A graveside service was held on May 4, 2014 at Montefiore Cemetery. Contributions in her name may be made to Abramson Center for Jewish Life.
JEANNETTE "JANEY" LEMBERG (nee JOSLOW ), May 10, 2014. A retired secretary for the school district of Philadelphia. MRS. LEMBERG was a member of Bnai Chaim Social and a life member of Hadassah. Beloved wife of the late SAMUEL. Loving aunt of INA and BARRY BELL and RENA and FARREL BROSLAWSKY. Loving step-mother of SHERRY and MARK GOLDBERG. Also survived by many adored great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews and many loving cousins. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
MADELINE MADNICK (nee PAUL) passed away on May 11, 2014. She resided in Philadelphia. Wife of the late MORRIS; mother of IRV (ELAINE) MADNICK and the late RICHARD and STEVEN MADNICK; mother-in-law of DONNA SHAID; grandmother of GREG (ELYN) MADNICK, MARC MADNICK, MEREDITH (JOHN) CORNELIUS, JONATHAN (MARIA) MADNICK, PETER (SHERRI) MADNICK and STEVEN (ADRIENNE) MADNICK; also survived by 11 great-grandchildren. Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
BROWN BERNICE BROWN (nee PINSKER), on May 8, 2014. Wife of the late LEONARD I. BROWN. Mother of DONNA (the late PETER) DAVIS and MARLENE (EDWARD) SCHIMMEL; grandmother of ERIC (ABBY) DAVIS, STEPHEN (LINDSAY) DAVIS, DIANA SCHIMMEL and GREGORY SCHIMMEL and 3 greatgrandchildren; also survived by nieces and nephews. Contributions in her memory may be made to Temple Shalom Emeth, 16 Lexington St., Burlington MA 01803. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
FINKELSTEIN ELINOR FINKELSTEIN (nee LINCHIS), May 8, 2014 of Wyndmoor. Wife of HERBERT; mother of JANE FINKELSTEIN (STEVEN EPSTEIN) and the late SUSAN MELTZER (MATHEW); sister of GISHA BERKOWITZ; grandmother of SARAH (GREG HOISINGTON), DANIELLE and MIKAELA EPSTEIN. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Free Libraries of Phila. or Springfield Twp. Montco. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
KAUFFMANN ROBERT M. KAUFFMANN, an insurance office manager, died on May 14, 2014. He resided in Ambler. Beloved husband of the late CLAIRE (nee SUSCHIN); devoted father of BARRY M. KAUFFMANN (LAURIE) and STEVEN KAUFFMANN; loving grandfather of GABRIELLE (SCOTT) and ERIC (EMILY); dear great-grandfather of MICHAEL, JONATHAN and NOAH. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Cradle of Liberty Council, c/o Boy Scouts of America, 1485 Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA 19085.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
OXENBERG HERBERT OXENBERG, April 16, 2014. Husband of SHIRLEY OXENBERG (nee OSTROFF). Father of STEVEN OXENBERG, DR. GARY OXENBERG, DR. LARRY OXENBERG. Proud Grandfather of DR. JACQUELINE OXENBERG, DR. RICHARD LOPEZ and DANA OXENBERG. Interment was private.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
BROWN FLORENCE BROWN (nee FREEDMAN), May 12, 2014, of Phila. Wife of the late NORMAN. Mother of REBECCA (DONALD) STREIB and ANDREW (CATHY) BROWN. Grandmother of DAVID and SARAH. Contributrions in her memory may be made to VNA Hospice of Philadelphia. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
CRONFELD NORMAN CRONFELD, a retired pharmacist died May 13, 2014, he resided in Wyncote, PA. Husband of the late BARBARA A. (nee STEIGROD); father of JAY E. CRONFELD and the late LYNNE A. CRONFELD. Contributions in his memory may be made to Lynne A. Cronfeld Endowment Fund Marketing Department, Temple University Office 299-00, 1938 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122.
The Board of Directors, Staff and Residents of Federation Housing, Inc. Express our great sorrow at the death of
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
Herbert Lotman
Give the gift that gives
to our community
Federation Tribute Cards are the finest way to tastefully honor a loved one’s memory or celebrate any simcha. Purchase one card (Minimum donation of $10) and our Federation will send it out on your behalf, or purchase a pack of five cards for $50 that you can mail with your own message.
Call 215.832.0521, email sbellinger@jfgp.org or visit jewishphilly.org/tribute.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Federation Housing, Inc. remembers with gratitude and admiration Herb Lotman, an extraordinary man who successfully built his family business into a multinational corporation while working tirelessly – and humbly – to provide and raise millions of dollars for the causes about which he cared so deeply. His enthusiasm and energy were boundless and through his munificence, he touched countless lives. Mr. Lotman served on the Boards of numerous community organizations including the Ronald McDonald House Charities International Board, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Children’s Cancer Research Foundation and the Prince Music Theater. Together with his wife, Karen, Mr. Lotman founded the Macula Vision Research Foundation, a groundbreaking institution dedicated to finding a cure and restoring sight to those affected by retinal diseases. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Karen, his son Jeffrey (Therese) Lotman, his daughter Shelley (Dr. Scot) Fisher and the entire Lotman family. Mr. Lotman will be missed by all. May his memory be a blessing.
Eric D. Naftulin Executive Vice President
JEWISH EXPONENT
Franklin B. Haaz President
MAY 22, 2014
27
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
PENNEYS
SHEPARD
STEINBERG
STEINER
WEISS
IRMA PENNEYS (nee HOFFMAN), May 10, 2014 of Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Wife of the late CHARLES. Mother of GAIL PENNEYS NEWMAN and the late RICHARD PENNEYS. Beloved grandmother of JEFFREY, ERIC, DARIN, ALISA and SCOTT. Also survived by 8 great-grandchildren. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association or a charity of the donors choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
MARY V. SHEPARD (nee VELK), age 95, died on May 15, 2014. She was a retired wholesale flooring secretary who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late J. LEONARD SHEPARD; mother of IRA MICHAEL (SUSAN) SHEPARD and DALE SHEPARD (MICHAEL) LIEBERMAN; grandmother of ELIZABETH (MANNA) MUHURI, IAN (CAITLIN) BOGUS, FRANKLIN LIEBERMAN, and JOSHUA SHEPARD; and great-grandmother of WILLIAM MUHURI.
GLORIA N. STEINBERG (nee NECKRITZ), age 72, died on May 9, 2014. She resided in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Wife of LENNARD B. STEINBERG; mother of DR. ELIZABETH (VICTOR) HSU and HENRY (STACY) STEINBERG; sister of BRUCE (JUDI) NECKRITZ and ROBERT (SUGAR) NECKRITZ; and grandmother of JACOB, ELISSA, BENJAMIN, and OLIVIA. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Kimmel Cancer Center, c/o Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 130 S. 9th Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
MILDRED STEINER, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2014, at the age of 90. Born in Chicago, Illinois and a lifelong resident of Philadelphia and Absecon Island. "MIDGE" served her country proudly as a U.S. Navy Nurse apprentice First Class during WWII. She later proved to be a devoted, loving mother and business proprietor along with her best friend "LIB". She was never afraid of adventure, spending several winters in Europe and even volunteering on an Israeli Kibbutz to do factory work while in her 60's. MILDRED is survived by her 2 sons BRIAN STEINER of Bala Cynwyd and wife RONA, and JERRY STEINER of Margate, New Jersey and wife BONNIE. She also leaves behind grandchildren: SAMANTHA, ZACHARY, GREGG, and KENNETH, and great-grandchildren: KYLEE, EVAN, and DREW. She joins those loved ones who preceded her passing MARTIN STEINER (husband), JOSEPH and SADIE GOLDMAN (mother & father), ADELINE ZUBER and IRENE FRANKEL (sisters), and ARTHUR "SONNY" GOLDMAN (brother). She will always be remembered as a mother who always said that anything was possible no matter how high the goal. Thank you Mom and may you find peace in Heaven. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, 50 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019.
DONALD WEISS, a resident of Warminster, died on May 11, 2014. He worked in jewelry sales. DON was a proud volunteer at Washington Crossing National Cemetery Honor Guard and at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Museum. Husband of the late ELAINE; beloved father of RICHARD (JILL) WEISS and LORI WEISS YAMPOLSKY; loving brother of FRANKLYN (HARRIET) WEISS; loving grandfather of EMILY, CARLY, ETHAN and MATTHEW; also survived by his beloved SANDRA ROTHKOFF. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, Auxiliary Fund in memory of Don Weiss, 1425 Horsham Rd, North Wales, PA 19454 or Washington Crossing Honor Guard, 830 Highland Rd, Newtown, PA 18940.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
SCHWARTZ
SLATER
ALBERT SCHWARTZ, age 90, died on May 10, 2014. He was a retired kosher butcher who resided in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He was a retired professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia "A's". He graduated from Central High School. Husband of THELMA (nee DINER); father of MARK (KAREN) SCHWARTZ and the late MITCHELL SCHWARTZ; grandfather of 2 grandchildren; and great-grandfather of 3 great-grandchildren. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Road, North Wales, Pennsylvania 19454.
BEVERLY SLATER, May 12, 2014, of Medford, NJ. Wife of the late HAROLD SLATER. Mother of JOAN (EDWARD) BROWN and STUART SLATER. Grandmother of ARYN (CHAD) PEIPER, PERRI (JORDAN) MYERS, ALEC SLATER and EMILIE SLATER. Great-grandmother of MASON MYERS and ZOEY PEIPER. The family respectfully requests contributions in her memory be made to the American Heart Assoc., www.heart.org PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
Honor the memory of your loved one… Call 215-832-0749 to place your memorial.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
ZITIN LEAH ZITIN (nee SICHEL), on May 15, 2014. Wife of the late ARNOLD ZITIN. Mother of STEPHEN (GAIL KIRSCHEN) and ROBERT (MADELON) ZITIN. Grandmother of MICHELLE, BRANDON, TODD, DAVID and ANDREW and great grandchildren NICK, MIA, ZOE and ELIJAH. Contributions in her memory may be made to Friends of Lynn Salig man League. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online
A Community Remembers Go to www.jewishexponent.com /community/death-notices and look for this link:
28
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
HEADLINES/they’ve got game & fame
Abington’s NET GAIN MICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF
▲ Steve Chadwin
STEVE CHADWIN’S career accomplishments can be measured by the basketful. The head basketball coach at Abington Friends School for the past 35 years is closing in on his 600th victory with a winning percentage of 70 percent and a sweet 16 Friends School League Championships. With decades at AFS, and a decade before in a similar role at Germantown Academy — Chadwin, 68, sure has stick-to-
itiveness. Indeed, his nickname — for his 6 foot-plus height — was “Sticks” when he pumped in jump shots on Germantown High’s team and then at East Tennessee State University. The willow wonder back then has evolved into a solid stick of dynamite igniting explosive results from AFS teams that have dominated for decades. “Steve is invaluable for his vision of education and development of character for his varsity basketball players,” said Rich Nourin, head of school at AFS.
featuring jeff idelson president of the national baseball hall of fame and museum
Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm Explore the role of baseball in American life and culture today with the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Jeff Idelson, and ESPN Senior Writer, Steve Wulf.
Tickets: $12/$10 Members reserve your spot today!
“Much as he has a fierce competitive drive and tremendous creative skill as a basketball coach, he stands out most among his peers for being an educator first and one who lifts up all aspects of the academic and community experience for his players as being indispensable for their full development as students, athletes and people.” There is no doubt that this Friends legend is kid-friendly. He is proud of the hundreds who have gone from the basketball boards at AFS to their law and med boards and become pillars of society. “Many of them come back years later just to hang around,” Chadwin said with joy. And this down-to-earth guy — “I fly under the radar,” he said — doesn’t take all the credit himself. “It takes a village of different people to raise a program such as the one we have here,” he said, giving a nod to “a good, sound administration.” His family, too, has provided a sounding board. “It can’t be easy being a coach’s wife for 45 years,” he said of his spouse, Cherrea. But then again, she’s been there herself: She was the girls’ basketball coach at Germantown Academy while Steve headed up the boys’ program; later she spent 11 years as head of the middle school at AFS. He is also proud of his two children, whom he calls his real legacy. His son, Jamie, now a coach at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, previously started
How One Hall of Famer Changed My Life A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate
Now open chasingdreams.nmajh.org
Corner of 5th & Market
FIRST PERSON
BRIAN SCHIFF Chasing Dreams: Baseball and Becoming American has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor, the Steven A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation, Richard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family Foundation, Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Foundation, Marc and Diane Spilker Foundation, Leesa & Leon Wagner, The Wagner Family Foundation, Harriet and Larry Weiss, Judy and Fred Wilpon, Sam Wisnia. Additional support provided by: Oakland Athletics, John Fisher and Lew Wolff, Clayman Family Foundation, Cozen O’Connor Foundation, Gary Goldring, Steve and Myrna Greenberg, Macy’s, Michael G. Rubin, Susie and Robert Zeff, The Morris, Max and Sarah Altman Memorial Trust; Arronson Foundation; William S. Comanor Charitable Fund; Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia; Edward H. & Evelyn Rosen Philanthropic Fund; David Seltzer, and many other dedicated fans. Media sponsorship provided by: Al Día NewsMedia and Metro US.
14
MAY 22, 2014
and coached the men’s basketball team at Immaculata University. He also coached the U.S. 19and-under boys youth basketball team that took gold at the Maccabiah Games in Israel last year. Meanwhile, his daughter, Jessica, teaches phys ed at VillaMaria Academy in Malvern and is head coach of its girls lacrosse team. But being a good sport — and being a good Jewish sport — is nothing new to Chadwin, who grew up playing in the Jewish Junior Basketball League in Elkins Park. He coached the basketball team at the 2001 Philly JCC Maccabi Games and was basketball director in the ’70s at Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, whose teams would compete in a league against other synagogue squads. There’s no time out even during summer. “A big piece of my life has been Pine Forest Camp,” directing traffic for 45 years and counting on the courts of a camp with a Jewish identity. “It’s been a great place for me; I met my wife there and my children met their spouses there.” He’s been wed to basketball for decades, yet retirement’s not on his mind: “I’m a young 68,” he said. He calls his upcoming Jewish Sports Hall of Fame honor “pretty cool.” And as he looks back at his time from the sideline, foremost are those moments when he’s had an impact on kids. “It’s all about getting kids to be better people.” With characteristic humility, he said, “I’m just a teacher/ coach.” ●
JEWISH EXPONENT
THE PHONE rang out of the blue. I didn’t recognize the voice on the other end. “Yo, this is Steve Chadwin.” At the time, I didn’t know Chadwin started most of his sentences with “Yo.” “I’m the head basketball coach at the Abington Friends
School and I’m looking for an assistant coach. I was given your name and wanted to know if you are interested.” It was September 1992 and just a few weeks earlier, I had returned from helping coach the Philadelphia basketball team at what was then called the North American Maccabi Youth Games (now the JCC Maccabi Games) in Baltimore.
See Next Page JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
IN AN ALTAR-ED STATE
▲ (From left) Adam Hoyak, Billy Kametz, Robert Hager, Michael Linden and Nicholas Park are the leads in 11th Hour Theatre Company’s production of Altar Boyz.
THEATER GREG SALISBURY | JE STAFF
TAKE FIVE SMALL-TOWN boys who love to sing together, give them some undeniably catchy tunes and swoon-worthy dance moves and put them onstage. What do you get? If you said a band like Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, ’N Sync or any of the other numerous boy bands that were a ubiquitous presence on radio stations and bedroom walls in the late 1990s and early 2000s, you would be close. In the 11th Hour Theatre Company’s production of Altar Boyz, currently playing at the Arts Bank in Center City, the five members of the titular group differ in one major respect from the above-mentioned bands: They only perform Christian-themed songs on their “Raise the Praise” tour featuring their greatest hits. This musical sendup of the music industry, organized reli-
gion and everything in between hit the right chords from its first raised curtain, winning the 2005 Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical. The show ultimately ran in New York for five years and more than 2,000 performances, and is a current favorite on the national tour circuit. Altar Boyz has been performed across the United States, but this is the first time one of Philadelphia’s theater companies has brought the musical exploits of Luke (the tough one), Juan (the ethnic one), Mark (the sensitive one), Matthew (the cute one) and Abraham (the Jewish
IF YOU GO Altar Boyz Now through June 1 at 11th Hour Theatre Company The Arts Bank, Broad and South streets, Philadelphia 11thhourtheatrecompany.org; 215-735-7356 one) to a local stage. Yes, there is a kipah-covered character in the group that sings songs like “Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait,” “La Vida Eternal” and “Jesus Called Me on My Cell Phone.” In fact, it is Abraham, played
Life Continued from previous page That spring I had attended tryouts for the Philly team on assignment for the now-defunct Jewish Times, where I served as news editor. Turned out I knew the coach, “Stormin’” Norman Millan. When I told him it looked like fun, he asked if I wanted to help. I said sure. I had played tons of pick-up hoops but knew nothing about organized basketball. My role on the Maccabi team was as a “tuchus-patter,” telling players what a great job they were doing. So when Chadwin called, I was almost too shocked to respond but I managed to get some intelligible words out. “Wow, I’m flattered,” I uttered. “But I can’t coach high school basketball. I really know nothing about it. You might as well ask me to come over and remove your kidney.” “Well, my kidneys are fine,” he chuckled, “but I talked to Norm and told him I was looking for someone, and he recommended you. He said you were great with the kids. I can teach you X’s and O’s.” So I went to the Hallowell Gymnasium on Abington Friends’ Jenkintown JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
▲ Coach Steve Chadwin reviews strategy with players at Abington Friends School.
campus for a practice — and I was hooked. For the next five years, from 1993 to 98, I served as an assistant coach at AFS. Chadwin, known as “Chad” or “C”, was right. He taught me X’s and O’s, but he taught me so much more. He taught me that basketball is the greatest
by University of the Arts graduate Michael Linden, who saves the band from obsolescence. When the original four bandmates can’t come up with new songs, Luke asks Abraham to write their songs for them, making this an ecumenical spoof. Linden, 26, comes from the Long Island Jewish enclave of Roslyn Heights, where he went to Hebrew high school and still returns for family holidays. Ironically, this isn’t the first time he’s been involved in a show with Christian themes. “When I was doing shows in high school, we did a lot of them at a church in Queens, including Godspell, where I was Jesus,” he recalls with a laugh. So how did Linden prepare for a role that involves singing and dancing a la New Kids on the Block while the show’s “Soul Sensor” keeps a running tally of how many people in the audience are being saved during the band’s performance?
game in the world. He taught me about teamwork, achieving as a group as well as an individual. He taught me about coexistence, inclusion and responsibility. He taught me about preparation and adjustment. He taught me about planning your work and working your plan. With Maccabi I was dealing, obviously, with all Jewish players. At AFS there were players of all ethnicities. A Quaker school, AFS preached diversity. Chadwin was the champion of this. He was not a screamer or a yeller, like so many coaches, but a teacher and educator. He treated everyone the same — with the utmost respect. He produced dozens of players who went on to play college and professional basketball. In his 35 years at AFS, Chadwin has accumulated just under 600 wins. In my five years, we lost a total of six Friends’ League games and won four league titles. Once I began coaching at AFS, I became immersed in the game, going to high school, college and professional practices, coaching at basketball camps and attending coaching clinics whenever possible. I began to understand the game better and better. I discovered there was no better instructor or in-game coach — at any level — than Chadwin. He had an answer for everything. There could not
JEWISH EXPONENT
“Before the show even started,” he says, “we would post different videos on Facebook — all of the boy bands took inspiration from Janet Jackson and Prince!” He adds that even though the group’s very name denotes a Catholic affiliation, the show gently skewers that faith as well as others, an equal-opportunity offender in its quest to keep viewers tapping their toes while they laugh in recognition of their religion’s foibles. “Even though the show is super-energetic and could err on the side of cheesy intentionally” — song lyrics like “God put the rhythm in me so I could bust a move” and “Jesus called me on my cell phone, no roaming charges were incurred” come to mind — “the show really has heart and a meaningful message. It reinforces the idea that all religions have the common theme of the golden rule.” Too bad organized religions can’t impart that lesson with such a great beat and choreography. ● Contact: gsalisbury@jewishexponent.com (215-832-0797).
have been a better mentor or person. I was an assistant with Philadelphia Maccabi until 1998, when I took over as head coach. That same year, I became involved with Maccabi USA and six times (Mexico, Chile, Argentina and three times in Israel) served as head coach of USA Junior Maccabi teams. Basketball has enabled me to see almost 30 cities in North America and a good chunk of the world. My teams have had unprecedented success. Over the past 20-plus years, due to my involvement with Maccabi, I have received a measure of notoriety in the basketball as well as the Jewish community. I am told I’ve had a positive impact on many Jewish teenagers and their families. I owe a great amount of this to Coach Chadwin. He taught me how to succeed as a coach.He changed my life and the lives of hundreds of others. When his phone rang to inform him that he was being inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, he shouldn’t have been surprised. No one is more deserving. ● Brian “Shifty” Schiff is a producer at Comcast SportsNet. He has been involved with Philadelphia JCC Maccabi basketball teams since 1992 and with Maccabi USA basketball since 1998. MAY 22, 2014
15
COMMUNITY/mazel tov i L d o o G
The
Celebrating
e Today’s Activ
Expon to the Jewish A Supplement 2013 December 19,
ENGAGEMENTS
MARRIAGES
REUNIONS
Overbrook High School Class of June 1944 will host its 70th-
Is Louis Fryman … The Spoiler?
▲ BERMAN-KANOFF
▲ MANDELL-ROSENFELD
Supplements Simchas - Celebrating Jewish Life-Cycle Events Publishes: October 30
Ad Close: October 3
Chanukah Gift Guide - The Best of Holiday Shopping Publishes: November 26
Ad Close: November 6
The Good Life - For Today’s Active Seniors Publishes: December 18
Ad Close: November 28
In-Paper Special Section Fighting Cancer - The Latest Information and Insights Publishes: October 2 Publishes: October 23
Ad Close: September 22 Ad Close: October 13
Special Publications The Guide - The Where, When and How of Jewish Greater Philadelphia Publishes: September 30
Ad Close: July 18
Inside - The Jewish Lifestyle Magazine Fall Publishes: September 9 Winter Publishes: November 18
26
MAY 22, 2014
Ad Close: July 23 Ad Close: September 19
Carol and Lee Mandell of Cheltenham, and Dr. Andrew and Karen Rosenfeld of Broomall announce the engagement of their children, Rachel Michele Mandell and Glenn Scott Rosenfeld. Rachel is a graduate of Akiba Hebrew Academy. She graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a Bachelor of Science degree, and earned a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law. Rachel works as an insurance defense attorney in Center City. Glenn graduated cum laude from West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He earned a master’s degree in school administration from Immaculata University. Glenn is a teacher in the Marple-Newtown School District. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Rachel’s brother, Harris Mandell, and Glenn’s sister, Rachel Rosenfeld, along with many extended family members and friends. Rachel is the granddaughter of the late Gertrude and Harry Lusen, and the late Florence and Robert Mandell. Glenn is the grandson of the late Betty and Stanley Polykoff, and the late Etta and Arthur Rosenfeld. The couple, who lives in Bryn Mawr, is planning a March 2015 wedding in Center City.
JEWISH EXPONENT
Janice and Joel Kanoff of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Huntingdon Valley, announce the marriage of their daughter, Kimberly Joy Kanoff, to Jarett Adam Berman, son of Sondra Berman of Miami, Fla., and Gene Berman of Santa Rosa, Calif. The ceremony and reception took place on March 23, 2014, at the Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura, Fla. Rabbi Jonathan Berkun officiated the ceremony. Heather Navon, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. William Giovannucci, Ducis Rodgers and Matthew Sodel served as the best men. The bridal party also included Jonathan Kanoff, brother of the bride; Todd Navon, brotherin-law of the bride; Anthony Biase; Alyson Holob; Sharon Nowell; and Adee Rasabi. Haley Navon, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. Also walking down the aisle on this special day were the bride’s grandparents, Leatrice and Morris S. Smallow of Weston, Fla., formerly of Jenkintown; and Esther Kanoff of Hollywood, Fla.; along with the groom’s stepmother, Enid Ber man of Santa Rosa, Calif. Following a honeymoon on the Big Island, Hawaii, the couple now lives in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
year reunion on Sunday, June 1, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club Blue Room, 415 W. Willow Grove Ave., Philadelphia. Socializing will begin at noon, followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m. Cost: $40 per person. For more info or questions on transportation, call 215-7909433 or 610-783-7677. The January 1944 class is welcome to attend.
Olney High School classes of January and June 1949 will hold their 65th-year class reunion luncheon on Sunday, June 1, at Brookside Manor in Feasterville. Call 215-444-9921, 215-9133983 or 609-230-5300.
Overbrook High School class of 1959 will host their 55th-year reunion on Saturday, June 7, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at Maggio’s Restaurant in Southampton. For more information, call 610-416-5889 or 215-343-3557.
Germantown High School class of June 1964 is planning a 50thyear reunion on Sunday, Sept. 28, at 5:30 p.m., at the Philmont Country Club. The committee is trying to locate the members of the class. Email your contact information including your email address to: edr200f@cox.net.
The Olney High School class of June 1954 will celebrate its 60th-year reunion at a brunch on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m., at Maggio’s Restaurant in Southampton. For information, call 215-205-9764 or email: SegPNCM@gmail.com.
Olney High School class of June 1955 is planning its 60th-year reunion for Sunday, May 3, 2015. For more information, call 215-663-1978 or email: LenSussman@comcast.net or Barb85@comcast.net.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
BERMAN
DUBIN
GEORGE
LEMBERG
MADNICK
RUBIN BERMAN, a resident of Philadelphia, passed away on May 9, 2014. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran. Beloved husband of MARSHA (nee WILDERMAN); devoted father of PAULA K. BERMAN (THEODORE A. PAXTON) and ALEXANDER J. BERMAN (VICKI L.); loving grandfather of HUNTER. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Lung Association, 527 Plymouth Rd, Suite 403, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 or Jewish War Veterans, National Headquarters, 1811 R Street NW. Washington, DC 20009.
CLAIRE DUBIN (nee SCHWARTZ), May 11, 2014. Wife of the late RALPH. Mother of BRUCE (BARBARA) DUBIN, JOYCE (FRED) KEMPNER, and ALEN DUBIN (MARY MARGARET). Sister of MICKIE GARDNER and the late EVE LINDENBERG. Grandmother of LAUREN (STEVEN), BRETT (STACEY), RANDY (APRIL), LARRY (SUE), BONNIE (IAN), MELISSA, MATTHEW, and MARC. Great-grandmother of 12. Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
HARRIET GEORGE (nee: EISEMAN) died May 1, 2014. MRS. GEORGE was the wife of the late LEONARD GROFF and the late LLOYD GEORGE. She was the mother of SUSAN GILLEN and MARCIA KAPLAN. A graveside service was held on May 4, 2014 at Montefiore Cemetery. Contributions in her name may be made to Abramson Center for Jewish Life.
JEANNETTE "JANEY" LEMBERG (nee JOSLOW ), May 10, 2014. A retired secretary for the school district of Philadelphia. MRS. LEMBERG was a member of Bnai Chaim Social and a life member of Hadassah. Beloved wife of the late SAMUEL. Loving aunt of INA and BARRY BELL and RENA and FARREL BROSLAWSKY. Loving step-mother of SHERRY and MARK GOLDBERG. Also survived by many adored great-nieces, great-nephews, great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews and many loving cousins. Contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
MADELINE MADNICK (nee PAUL) passed away on May 11, 2014. She resided in Philadelphia. Wife of the late MORRIS; mother of IRV (ELAINE) MADNICK and the late RICHARD and STEVEN MADNICK; mother-in-law of DONNA SHAID; grandmother of GREG (ELYN) MADNICK, MARC MADNICK, MEREDITH (JOHN) CORNELIUS, JONATHAN (MARIA) MADNICK, PETER (SHERRI) MADNICK and STEVEN (ADRIENNE) MADNICK; also survived by 11 great-grandchildren. Contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
BROWN BERNICE BROWN (nee PINSKER), on May 8, 2014. Wife of the late LEONARD I. BROWN. Mother of DONNA (the late PETER) DAVIS and MARLENE (EDWARD) SCHIMMEL; grandmother of ERIC (ABBY) DAVIS, STEPHEN (LINDSAY) DAVIS, DIANA SCHIMMEL and GREGORY SCHIMMEL and 3 greatgrandchildren; also survived by nieces and nephews. Contributions in her memory may be made to Temple Shalom Emeth, 16 Lexington St., Burlington MA 01803. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
FINKELSTEIN ELINOR FINKELSTEIN (nee LINCHIS), May 8, 2014 of Wyndmoor. Wife of HERBERT; mother of JANE FINKELSTEIN (STEVEN EPSTEIN) and the late SUSAN MELTZER (MATHEW); sister of GISHA BERKOWITZ; grandmother of SARAH (GREG HOISINGTON), DANIELLE and MIKAELA EPSTEIN. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Free Libraries of Phila. or Springfield Twp. Montco. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
KAUFFMANN ROBERT M. KAUFFMANN, an insurance office manager, died on May 14, 2014. He resided in Ambler. Beloved husband of the late CLAIRE (nee SUSCHIN); devoted father of BARRY M. KAUFFMANN (LAURIE) and STEVEN KAUFFMANN; loving grandfather of GABRIELLE (SCOTT) and ERIC (EMILY); dear great-grandfather of MICHAEL, JONATHAN and NOAH. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Cradle of Liberty Council, c/o Boy Scouts of America, 1485 Valley Forge Road, Wayne, PA 19085.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
OXENBERG HERBERT OXENBERG, April 16, 2014. Husband of SHIRLEY OXENBERG (nee OSTROFF). Father of STEVEN OXENBERG, DR. GARY OXENBERG, DR. LARRY OXENBERG. Proud Grandfather of DR. JACQUELINE OXENBERG, DR. RICHARD LOPEZ and DANA OXENBERG. Interment was private.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
BROWN FLORENCE BROWN (nee FREEDMAN), May 12, 2014, of Phila. Wife of the late NORMAN. Mother of REBECCA (DONALD) STREIB and ANDREW (CATHY) BROWN. Grandmother of DAVID and SARAH. Contributrions in her memory may be made to VNA Hospice of Philadelphia. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
CRONFELD NORMAN CRONFELD, a retired pharmacist died May 13, 2014, he resided in Wyncote, PA. Husband of the late BARBARA A. (nee STEIGROD); father of JAY E. CRONFELD and the late LYNNE A. CRONFELD. Contributions in his memory may be made to Lynne A. Cronfeld Endowment Fund Marketing Department, Temple University Office 299-00, 1938 Liacouras Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122.
The Board of Directors, Staff and Residents of Federation Housing, Inc. Express our great sorrow at the death of
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
Herbert Lotman
Give the gift that gives
to our community
Federation Tribute Cards are the finest way to tastefully honor a loved one’s memory or celebrate any simcha. Purchase one card (Minimum donation of $10) and our Federation will send it out on your behalf, or purchase a pack of five cards for $50 that you can mail with your own message.
Call 215.832.0521, email sbellinger@jfgp.org or visit jewishphilly.org/tribute.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Federation Housing, Inc. remembers with gratitude and admiration Herb Lotman, an extraordinary man who successfully built his family business into a multinational corporation while working tirelessly – and humbly – to provide and raise millions of dollars for the causes about which he cared so deeply. His enthusiasm and energy were boundless and through his munificence, he touched countless lives. Mr. Lotman served on the Boards of numerous community organizations including the Ronald McDonald House Charities International Board, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Children’s Cancer Research Foundation and the Prince Music Theater. Together with his wife, Karen, Mr. Lotman founded the Macula Vision Research Foundation, a groundbreaking institution dedicated to finding a cure and restoring sight to those affected by retinal diseases. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Karen, his son Jeffrey (Therese) Lotman, his daughter Shelley (Dr. Scot) Fisher and the entire Lotman family. Mr. Lotman will be missed by all. May his memory be a blessing.
Eric D. Naftulin Executive Vice President
JEWISH EXPONENT
Franklin B. Haaz President
MAY 22, 2014
27
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
DEATH NOTICES
PENNEYS
SHEPARD
STEINBERG
STEINER
WEISS
IRMA PENNEYS (nee HOFFMAN), May 10, 2014 of Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Wife of the late CHARLES. Mother of GAIL PENNEYS NEWMAN and the late RICHARD PENNEYS. Beloved grandmother of JEFFREY, ERIC, DARIN, ALISA and SCOTT. Also survived by 8 great-grandchildren. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association or a charity of the donors choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
MARY V. SHEPARD (nee VELK), age 95, died on May 15, 2014. She was a retired wholesale flooring secretary who resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wife of the late J. LEONARD SHEPARD; mother of IRA MICHAEL (SUSAN) SHEPARD and DALE SHEPARD (MICHAEL) LIEBERMAN; grandmother of ELIZABETH (MANNA) MUHURI, IAN (CAITLIN) BOGUS, FRANKLIN LIEBERMAN, and JOSHUA SHEPARD; and great-grandmother of WILLIAM MUHURI.
GLORIA N. STEINBERG (nee NECKRITZ), age 72, died on May 9, 2014. She resided in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Wife of LENNARD B. STEINBERG; mother of DR. ELIZABETH (VICTOR) HSU and HENRY (STACY) STEINBERG; sister of BRUCE (JUDI) NECKRITZ and ROBERT (SUGAR) NECKRITZ; and grandmother of JACOB, ELISSA, BENJAMIN, and OLIVIA. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Kimmel Cancer Center, c/o Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 130 S. 9th Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
MILDRED STEINER, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2014, at the age of 90. Born in Chicago, Illinois and a lifelong resident of Philadelphia and Absecon Island. "MIDGE" served her country proudly as a U.S. Navy Nurse apprentice First Class during WWII. She later proved to be a devoted, loving mother and business proprietor along with her best friend "LIB". She was never afraid of adventure, spending several winters in Europe and even volunteering on an Israeli Kibbutz to do factory work while in her 60's. MILDRED is survived by her 2 sons BRIAN STEINER of Bala Cynwyd and wife RONA, and JERRY STEINER of Margate, New Jersey and wife BONNIE. She also leaves behind grandchildren: SAMANTHA, ZACHARY, GREGG, and KENNETH, and great-grandchildren: KYLEE, EVAN, and DREW. She joins those loved ones who preceded her passing MARTIN STEINER (husband), JOSEPH and SADIE GOLDMAN (mother & father), ADELINE ZUBER and IRENE FRANKEL (sisters), and ARTHUR "SONNY" GOLDMAN (brother). She will always be remembered as a mother who always said that anything was possible no matter how high the goal. Thank you Mom and may you find peace in Heaven. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, 50 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019.
DONALD WEISS, a resident of Warminster, died on May 11, 2014. He worked in jewelry sales. DON was a proud volunteer at Washington Crossing National Cemetery Honor Guard and at the Willow Grove Naval Air Station Museum. Husband of the late ELAINE; beloved father of RICHARD (JILL) WEISS and LORI WEISS YAMPOLSKY; loving brother of FRANKLYN (HARRIET) WEISS; loving grandfather of EMILY, CARLY, ETHAN and MATTHEW; also survived by his beloved SANDRA ROTHKOFF. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, Auxiliary Fund in memory of Don Weiss, 1425 Horsham Rd, North Wales, PA 19454 or Washington Crossing Honor Guard, 830 Highland Rd, Newtown, PA 18940.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
SCHWARTZ
SLATER
ALBERT SCHWARTZ, age 90, died on May 10, 2014. He was a retired kosher butcher who resided in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. He was a retired professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia "A's". He graduated from Central High School. Husband of THELMA (nee DINER); father of MARK (KAREN) SCHWARTZ and the late MITCHELL SCHWARTZ; grandfather of 2 grandchildren; and great-grandfather of 3 great-grandchildren. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Road, North Wales, Pennsylvania 19454.
BEVERLY SLATER, May 12, 2014, of Medford, NJ. Wife of the late HAROLD SLATER. Mother of JOAN (EDWARD) BROWN and STUART SLATER. Grandmother of ARYN (CHAD) PEIPER, PERRI (JORDAN) MYERS, ALEC SLATER and EMILIE SLATER. Great-grandmother of MASON MYERS and ZOEY PEIPER. The family respectfully requests contributions in her memory be made to the American Heart Assoc., www.heart.org PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
Honor the memory of your loved one… Call 215-832-0749 to place your memorial.
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS
ZITIN LEAH ZITIN (nee SICHEL), on May 15, 2014. Wife of the late ARNOLD ZITIN. Mother of STEPHEN (GAIL KIRSCHEN) and ROBERT (MADELON) ZITIN. Grandmother of MICHELLE, BRANDON, TODD, DAVID and ANDREW and great grandchildren NICK, MIA, ZOE and ELIJAH. Contributions in her memory may be made to Friends of Lynn Saligman League. JOSEPH LEVINE and SON, INC.
Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online
A Community Remembers Go to www.jewishexponent.com /community/death-notices and look for this link:
28
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
CLASSIFIEDS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
REAL ESTATE RENTALS BUSINESS/ FINANCIAL OUT OF AREA VACATION SALES/RENTALS SERVICES PROFESSIONAL/ PERSONAL
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES REPAIRS/ CONSTRUCTION
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
YARD SERVICES EDUCATION ACTIVITIES EMPLOYMENT/ HELP WANTED INFORMATION AUTOMOTIVE MERCHANDISE MARKETING PARTY GUIDE
TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD: LINE CLASSIFIED: phone
fax
215-832-0749 215-832-0785
Include your Visa, MasterCard, or American Express number with expiration date.
DISPLAY ADVERTISING:
phone
215-832-0775
OFFICE HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. through Fri. DEADLINES: LINE CLASSIFIED: 1 p.m. Mondays DISPLAY ADVERTISING: 3 p.m. Fridays
MAIN LINE
PENN VALLEY “OAK HILL”
TOWER- Full size 1BD, 1BA, Sunny, incl heat and A/C $1150 TERRACES- All new 2BD, 2BA, open granite kit, new appliances & carpet, balcony $1825 TOWER Mod. 2 bd 2 bath. W/D Incl. Heat and A/C., new kitchen, new baths $1900 ESTATES-Designer Townhome 2nd flr 2 BR, 2 BA, granite kit, FP, new applances, W/D $1950
######
610-667-9999
BUCKS COUNTY
Beautiful Brand New Corner Penthouse Condominium 3323 Meridian Boulevard Spacious 2,243 Sq.Ft. Fabulous Room Sizes 2 Bdrs./2 Baths/EIK/Balcony Extensive Hardwood Oversized Tile Flooring Secure Elevator Building Car Garage Minute Walk To Wegmanҋs & Valley Square Shopping Gorgeous 6,500 sq.ft. resident clubhouse & pool opening this summer
Priced At $417,484 Other Condos Priced From The Mid $300ҋs Model Homes & Sales Center Open Thurs. To Mon. to 5 Please Call For Info & Appointment Directions: From Ft. Wash. PA Trnpk. Rt. 6 N 5 miles R on W. Street Rd. (Rt. ) first L to Valley Square Blvd. 300 yds. to R on Alyssa Dr. to Meridian Blvd. on R.
SUBURBAN
BREYER WOODS
BUCKS COUNTY
A Boutique Co-operative in Bala Cynwyd 2 BR, 2 Bath, 1925 sq. ft. Must see! Pictures on: www.trianonapts.com
Nadine Simantov Co-Owner/Realtor 215-858-2068
YOUR 55 PLUS SPECIALIST REALLY?
Villas of Newtown Thornhill back lot 3Bd, 3Bth Quad $529,900 Ashwood Quad 3 Bd, 3 Bth $530,000 (Clubhouse almost completed) Traditions at Washington Xing
SHAULI DAVID Your Center City Realtor Serving Our Community
DAVID FIORI, INC.. REALTORS
215-757-1000 BUSINESS PROPERTY
REALTORS
215-757-1000 STORE/SPACE RENT
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP
NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPERT Providing Knowledge Delivering Results Cell: 215-605-0917 Office: 215-893-9920 shauli@shaulidavid.com Shaulidavid.com
Carriage house, Rosemont 2Bd, 2Bth , Basement $520,000
LEVITTOWN. Near Rt. 1. From 1,000 to 2,600 s.f. Three corner location. Join supermarket, Walgreens, Bank, Wendy’s, and other businesses. Rent as low as $900 per mt.MUST BE SEEN
GREAT SHORE LIVING
###### VENTNOR
BEACH BLOCK Sensational 3 story 6 BD. St. Leonards Tract house. Completely redesigned 14 years ago. Superb amenities, marvelous ocean views from front porch and 2nd flr. deck. Full basement, detached 2 car garg. Huge back yard............ $1,750,000.00
5000 BOARDWALK
SPECTACULAR condo w/terrific ocean views. 2 units combined with outstanding design concept. Open floor plan. Gourmet kitchen, large great room area. Fantastic master bdrm. suite. $449,000
LONGPORT
WONDERFUL CORNER HOME, 3BD 2.1 BA, beautifully maintained with marvelous deck off living room, Attached garage, good off street parking $599,000
Call Maxine Greenberg
609-335-1504
DAVID FIORI, INC.. REALTORS
215-757-1000
maxine.greenberg@ foxroach.com
609-822-4200
SEASHORE SALE
CONDO SALE
VALLEY FORGE TOWERS
CRS, GRI, ABR, SRES
RICHBORO
4 BD 3 1/2 Ba One of a Kind! Huge kitchen. Fin bsmnt. Pool, sun rm Fam rm w/fpl. Custom landscaping and hardscape. Circular driveway. $590,000
1Bd, 2ba, 1254sf, Plus Den, Fabulous 2 bedroom 2 bath converted into 1bd, 2 bath.Must See$159,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors The Gutkind Team 610-649-4500 Call Jon Gutkind 484-474-0499
COMING SOON! DEERFIELD N.
4 BD. 2 1/2 BA. Col. Master suite w/sitting rm. Bsmnt. 2 car garg. 3 Season rm. Pool $425K
PINE VALLEY
CREAM PUFF Beaut Upgraded thruout. Stone & brick 4 BD 2 1/2 BA. Fin. bsmnt..$365,000
SOMERTON
2 STORY CONDO 3 BD 2 full ba Garg. 6 yr tax abatement $225K
CENTURY 21 ALLIANCE
OFFICE 215-968-6703x03 CELL 267-474-7030 WWW.IrisSegal.com Iris @century21.com
LONGPORT
APARTMENT
IMPERIAL MANOR III CO-OP SALE COMPLETELY RENOVATED modern 3 BR, 2 Full BA apt in exclusive Rydal East complex. Across from Whole Foods on the Fairway. Available Immediately. Shown by Appointment 267-784-3230.
JENKINTOWN
KREWSTOWN & SURREY RD DELUXE 1 & 2 BDRM AVAIL
• Elevator • Pool • Balcony • W/D • Club w/Social Director • From $939.
ASK FOR SPRING SPECIALS & SENIOR DISCOUNTS
RYDAL EAST CO-OP APTS
OPEN 11AM TO 6PM EXCEPT FRIDAY
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS HEATED POOL, PARKING, CABLE, & NEAR ALL TRANSPORTATION
215-673-7707 215-969-7230 CONDO/CO-OP RENTAL
215-887-0400 facebook.com/jewishexponent
Follow us on @jewishexponent
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
REMODELED office building on Street Road connecting Rt. 1 with Rt. 13 and I-95. Traffic light entrance. 1,850 S.F. Join supermarket, two banks, restaurants, and others. Excellent for attorney or accountant. MUST BE SEEN
DAVID FIORI, INC..
215-884-6963
oakhillcondominiums.com
BENSALEM PLAZA
RESTAURANT
215-757-6100 X125
IRIS SEGAL
Call STEVIE NEWMAN 215-870-0461
OFFICE SPACE SALE/RENT
FULLY EQUIPPED with signage. Breakfast and lunch. Next to supermarket and post office. Walking distance to 2,000 student university, bus and train stops. Near residential and commercial properties. Rt 1 exposure. Must see.
Bensalem/Villas At Regency 2 Bd, 2 Bth single w/bsmt $214,875 Langhorne/Flowers Mill Rosewell Quad 2Bd, 2Bth $329,900 Single home 2Bd, 2 Bth $349,900
SEASHORE SALE
REAL ESTATE WANTED
CALL LINDA BROUSE 215-527-2593
2BR, 2BA unit in mid-rise cooperative apt. bldg. Pay cash - stunning low price. Monthly fee incl. utilities, taxes, doorman, security & pool
RE SALE/RENT
You want to go through another winter shoveling? 55 plus Homes For Sale
BREYER ESTATES
BEST BUY IN THE ‘BURBS!
Ronkay512@cs.com or 610-664-4305 www.trianonapts.com
BALA CYNWYD Couple would like to purchase a 2 BD 2 BA Condo in SUTTON TERRACE or THE FAIRMONT. Serious sellers. Call 610-667-8016
SPECIAL 2 BD 2 BA. Split design. Breezy balcony, secured parking, 24/7 doorman. Great Price......................$100,000
Boutique living at great prices! Minutes from Center City! All inclusive fees! Renovated halls, 24 hr. door, gorgeous pool area, garage avail.
www.NadineSimantov.com
SPARKLING Corner 3 BD. 2 1/2 BA. 1st flr. main. 2 car garg. New kitchen, new baths, new price ......................$399,000
215-887-0400 x 6312
CO-OP SALE
SPRING INTO THE TRIANON!
MERIDIAN OF VALLEY SQUARE BRAND NEW LUXURY 55+ CONDO IN WARRINGTON BUCKS COUNTY READY FOR MOVE-IN NOW!
Built By Woodstone Custom Homes, LP
######
TOWER - SPACIOUS Full Size 1 BD 1 BA. W/D. Special $99,900 TERRACES- Sundrenched 2 bd 2 Ba, Large Balcony,,Mod kit, lots of closets, fans, blinds, large balc. Reduced $214,900 TERRACES- Model, 2BD/2BA, open modern kit W/D, Large sunny patio, Top Flr. $218,900 TOWER- Large 1 BR, 1.5 BA, wood flrs, lots of closets, lrg kit,great view, sun drencehed balcony Reduced $135,000 ESTATES- 1st floor, SPECIAL, 2 BR, 2 BA new appliances, wood deck, SOON $235,900 TOWER- Stunning 3rd flr. Corner, 2BD 2 1/2BA. W/D, new kitchen. 24 hour doorman, wood floors,Reduced $264,900 ESTATES- 2 story townhome, 3 BD+ Den, 3BA, FP, Washer/Dryer, Decks.lots of closets, “no steps” to parkng near your front door, $329,900
ADULT 55+ COMMUNITY
OAK HILL CONDO 1BR/1BA W/D $1,350/m Util Incld. Open Kit., Master Bdrm w/enormous walk-in closet . Furn. office Avail Mid June (267)254-0191
MARGATE FOR SALE
FABULOUS 4 STORY beach block town home featuring 4 bd, 3 full baths, and 2 half baths. Gourmet kitchen with wolf range, built in wine cooler & Miele coffee espresso maker. Unbelievable roof top deck for entertaining with full beach view. Private elevator and state of the art finishes. Pet friendly! Offered at $1,499,000 3bd/2.5 ba,Move in condition , town home located close to the Margate Marina district close to the beach. Offered at $445,000
LONGPORT CONDOS Longport Seaview 1bd /1ba Offered at $259,000
Longport Seview 1bd/ 1ba Offed at $324,900 Building is located beach block at "Point of Longport" features fabulous pool & cafe!. Yacht Harbor Condo- Beautiful Mac Kenzie Child's inspired condo, 3bd/2.5 located on bay, pet friendly asking $799,000.
Call Suzy Lawler for details cell 609-457-9222
LONG AND FOSTER REAL ESTATE (Formally Premier Properties)
PENN VALLEY Tower at Oak Hill 1 BR. 1 B. Inclds all Amens. & Utils. Avail now $950 610-296-5766
JEWISH EXPONENT
office 609-822-3339 suzylawler17@me.com
Back on Market! Property Sold as is! Contents Negotiable! Ideal for Renovation, rehab or new construction, fabulous location! Steps to the beach and south of the Longport bridge. Oversized lot, oppurtunity lot, oppurtunity abounds! Amenities include family room, seperate gym, full basement.
MARGATE
Fabulous One BD Condo, newly renovated. Unit comes with one car parking. Low Condo fees and taxes. Great neighborhood. close to Restaurants, bars, and marina area. Walking distance to beach, restaurants and nightlife. Title is clear with no riparian claim against unit.
Kelly Kaiser
Long and Foster Real Estate
609-822-3339 office 609-457-7200 cell
Mold Inspection & Remediation
Water and Fire Damage, Problem Crawl Spaces. Most experienced and credentialed remediation company at the Jersey Shore. or visit: ibgreen.net Call iBGreen at 800.291.3200 MARGATE Beaut 4 bd 3 ba. split level in move in mint cond. in lovely neighborhood. Walking dist to beach, shopg. & schls. $529,000 Fully Furn. Owner............ 215-858-8181
MAY 22, 2014
29
SEASHORE SALE
SEASHORE SALE
SEASHORE SALE
SEASHORE CONDO SALE
REGENCY TOWERS
LOVELY Updated 2 Bd 2 BA. plus bonus rm. for extra sleeping area. Renovated kitchen, baths, ocean vw..... $399,000
For unique shore homes search…
soleilsir.com
8502 Ventnor Ave., Margate Ph 609.487.8000 OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MAY 25TH 10-12 9 NORTH OSBORNE PARKWAY SECTION. Only 3 short blocks to beach! 5 BR, 3 full BA home feat. wonderful MARGATE great rm w/ built-in frpl., family rm w/ frpl., dining rm, sunrm, lg. eat-in kitchen, HW & tile flooring, full laundry rm, lg. master BR w/ vaulted ceilings. 2-zone A/C & heat, o/d shower, paver patio. $799,000
OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY MAY 24TH 10-12 9406 AMHERST BREATHTAKING BAY VIEWS! 4 BR, 4 BA townhome w/ 2-car garage, fireplace, 3 decks. Stunning beach home. Walking distance to the beach, shopping and MARGATE restaurants. $799,000
BEST PRICED SOUTHSIDE Peter Weiss-designed 6 BR, 4 BA home has all the bells and whistles. Tons of upgrades, Oak floors, custom banquette, high MARGATE ceils., top of the line appls., built-in wine cooler. 1st flr laundry room w/ ext. access & outdoor shower. 3-car driveway, paver yard. $1,295,000
3 STORY VENTNOR BEAUTY! Front porch, 2nd flr game rm w/ deck to entertain & see the ocean. 6 BRs, 4.5 BAs, rear yard, great rm w/ french doors & gorgeous frpl. Oversized BEACHBLOCK master suite w/ oceanviews from private deck, his & her vanities & tiled shower. Attached garage, encl. o/d shower, driveway. Turnkeymove right in for summer. Sold furnished. $1,595,000
PERFECT SUMMER CONDO! Sun drenched unit with spectacular Bay/ Sunset views. This unit has an updated kitchen with granite counter tops, MARGATE stainless steel appliances, 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths in a premier Margate high rise. Act now and enjoy it this summer. $425,000
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY MAY 25TH 1-3 206 N. SWARTHMORE WALK TO THE BEACH. Bright & Excellently Maintained 5 BR, 2.5 BA Home. Walk to beach VENTNOR & boardwalk. New granite in the spacious kitchen, lovely den w/ fireplace, central air, hardwood floors, oversized BRs, 1-car garage, big back yard and patio w/ awning. $369,900
SEASHORE SALE
SEASHORE SALE
LONGPORT
CAROL SHAW’S FINEST!!
OPEN HOUSE MARGATE
SOUTHSIDE - Delightful custom 3-story in mint condition. 4 beds, 4 baths, ultra kitchen, bamboo floors, fireplace, ocean view from 3rd floor deck, large private front porch, decorator furnishings included. Meticulously maintained and only steps to beach! Asking $1,195,000
SAT. MAY 24TH 11- 1 WATERFRONT!! 9213 AMHERST AVE
BUILDER'S OWN! “TOP OF THE LINE”! HUGE BAYFRONT DECK,GORGEOUS SUNSETS! CONTEMPORARY 3 BR, 2 BATH CONDO, LOW FEES! INCLUDES 2 BOAT SLIPS, GARAGE. ASKING $739,000. AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER RENTAL TOO. BEAUTIFUL 6 BEDRM, 4 BATH, JUST 3 YEARS YOUNG! LITTLE OVER 2 BLKS TO FABULOUS BEACH, DECK, PORCH AND YARD. VERY PRETTY STREET. Asking $999,000
601 N. SURREY AVE.
UNIQUE! POSSIBILITIES GALORE! 2- 2 BEDROOM UNITS. PERFECT FOR 2 FAMILIES TO SHARE OR USE AS 4 BEDRM, 2 BATH HOME. SEPARATE KITCHENS, CORNER PROPERTY, FABULOUS YARD $279,000
OPEN HOUSE SAT. & SUN. MAY 24TH & 25TH 10-12 1800 New Road, Ste. 201 Northfield, NJ 08225 Office: 609.677.6800 Fax: 609.677.8700 www.suretytitlecorp.com
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
VISIT US AT
MATTHEW VASSALLO
Broker Associate BHHS, Fox and Roach Realtors 9218 Ventnor Avenue 609.822.4200 office 609.432.1496 mobile
www.matt.vassallo@foxroach.com
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, 5/25 NOON TILL 2
103 HOSPITALITY DRIVE SEAVIEW HARBOR LAGOON FRONT CUSTOM 4BD, 2.5 BA home! Open layout, boat slip, floating dock, expansive outdoor decks, 2 car garage & much more! Offered @ $699,999
Angel DiPentino LONG and FOSTER RE
Formerly Premier Properties RE 2401 Atlantic Avenue Longport, NJ 08403
609.822.3339 Office 609.457.0777 cell
www.shawshoreteam.com
Coming September 2014
EMAIL ME AT shawcarol@comcast.net
PremierSells.net
CALL CAROL SHAW
CELL# 609-432-1986 DIRECT: 609-487-7220
OPEN HOUSE
KELLI SHAW-HENDRICKS
44 N Bartam Ave CHELSEA Atlantic City Sunday May 25th 12:30 to 2:30
609-432-4388
The Guide
4BD 3BA house
To Jewish Greater Philadelphia
Donna Innis
2014/2015 Edition
609-576-6666 cell
JENNIFER HAFNER SHAW
Featuring…
…Complete synagogue and religious life listings …Complete Jewish school and college listings …Complete Jewish camp listings …Complete 3 year Jewish holiday calendar …Complete year of candle lighting times …Complete Jewish social services listings …Jewish cultural listings …Jewish commercial directory …Business card directory Your once-a-year opportunity to reach Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish community all year long.
Call 215.832.0720 for advertising information 30
MAY 22, 2014
609-204-0385 800-333-7045 X120
ROOM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! This 4 BR, 3.5 BA has a fabulous open layout! Spacious rooms throughout, gas FP in living room, deck off of master bedroom, skylights and vaulted ceiling, attached garage and more! The living space in this home is amazing! First time offered! $579,000. RELAX AND ENJOY in this 2 story home located on Margate's Lagoon Drive! Plenty of room to entertain inside and out! Enclosed in ground heated pool, second fl deck with Jacuzzi, newer roof and siding. $575,000.
VENTNOR
VENTNOR OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 11 TO 1
5206 BOARDWALK, VENTNOR OCEAN FRONT 4 BR, 4.5 BA...CALL FOR PRICE BEACH BLOCK 5 BR, 4 FULL BA...$749,000 Delivery Summer 2014
9600
MARGATE
Avalar Atlantic Properties 609-823-0400
9400 Atlantic Ave Margate NJ
Are you reading this somewhere else?
BEACH BLOCK BEAUTY completely updated throughout with vaulted ceilings, gourmet kitchen, spacious room sizes, plenty of off street parking and huge decks to enjoy the breathtaking oceanviews! Big-time Bonus - Super Low Flood Insurance Policy! $980,000. GREAT LOCATION! We just listed this 2 BR condo with a Southside Ventnor location. Move in condition! You can feel the ocean breeze from the front porch! Beach and boardwalk just steps away! Move in for summer! $229,000. OWNER WANTS OFFERS! AC skyline views abound from this turnkey unit in this boardwalk oceanfront building. Fully furnished, lots of storage and large balcony. Pool, gym, party room and library. Condo fee includes all utilities. A steal at only $119,900.
LONGPORT
INCREDIBLE VIEWS from this beautiful & spacious home offering a short walk to bay or beach! This property features a garage and bonus room on 1st floor. exterior storage room, newer kitchen, upgraded appliances, master bedroom has 2 walk-in closets, laundry room with Maytag washer/dryer, 3 decks and more! ...................$839,000.
BRIGANTINE
WHEN ONLY THE BEST WILL DO! Incredible oceanviews abound this 7BR, 6BA contemporary home w/ elevator. Exquisite master suite w/ gas FP, wet bar, walk-in closet, spa tub & huge shower! Massive floor to ceiling windows, media room, gourmet kitchen, decks plus large roof top deck w/ hot tub to soak in the endless oceanviews! $2,490,000. CALL FOR THIS WEEKEND'S OPEN HOUSES STILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUMMER RENTALS AVAIL.
LOWEST PRICE IN BLDG.1 BD. 1.5 BA. Open floor plan, water views. Sold fully furnished.. Motivated Seller wants Offer! REDUCED! $269,000
OCEAN CLUB
EFFCY. Fully Furnished, ocean views Lowest price in Bldg.....REDUCED...... $129,000
ENCLAVE
2 BD 2 BA. PANORAMIC Ocean bay Views, Lowest price in Bldg....................... $272,900
RENTALS
OCEAN CLUB SUMMER 1 BD 1 1/2 Ba. End unit, 2 terraces $10,000 Will rent split season 2 BD OCEANFRONT Huge terrace, Available Aug. $7,000
LINDA MAGARICK
CALL 1-800-636-4508
Linda4shore.com
609-487-7224 SEASHORE RENT ATLANTIC CITY-BEACH BLOCK 2 BR ,A/C,LAUNDRY ROOM UTILITIES INCLUDED Seasonal Rental 215-816-6000 CHARMING 4 BEDROOM beach block home with ocean view in Ventnor. Available for August, $17,000. Call 610-564-0642.
CHELSEA/VENTNOR
7 BD. Victorian home. Ocean vws., Wkends & weeks. 1 blk to bch.So. Bartram Ave. 610-613-8346
LONGPORT SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL 133 N. YARMOUTH
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Brand New Kitchen and wood floors! W/D, Fenced in back yard. Two car parking. Avail immed, Rent $1825/Mo.
ALLAN DOMB REAL ESTATE
215-545-1500
MARGATE Exc Loc! Single Home. 4BR, 2BA, outdoor shower, A/C, near bch, shopg, rests., libr. No pets. End of June til end of July 215-681-4646 VENTNOR 5 BR 3 full BA, 6 blks from Margate, 2.5 blks from beach C/A, off street parkng, porch garage, outside shower, $17,000 for seas or $7,000 mo $1800 weekly. email or call if interested or want pics. 267-205-9231 Chalfin1@comcast.net VENTNOR SUMMER RENTAL, 1 block from beach , Fully furnished , 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, large kitchen, living room, dining room, enclosed sun porch, large deck w/ grill & patio furniture, washer/dryer, outside shower, off street parking, close to shopping and transportation, $14,000 includes utilities. July/Aug Avail. If interested 267-246-8058 or 215-245-1994
SEASHORE CONDO RENT
A.C. OCEAN CLUB
Why not have it delivered to your home?
JEWISH EXPONENT
FULL SUMMER SEASON LG 1 BDR TAHOE $12,000. STUDIO W/OCEAN VW $8,000 AVALAR ATLANTIC PROPERTIES Call SYBIL 609-214-0239 cell 609-823-0400 X 13 (office)
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
SEASHORE SALE
HAPPY MEMORIAL SPRING SPECIAL!!!
D AY !
PAULA HARTMAN
9211 Ventnor Avenue, Margate
MOBILE
OFFICE
Cell 609-271-7337 Office 609-487-7234 609-271-7337 WWW.HARTMANHOMETEAM.COM NEW LISTING!
BREAKERS ATLANTIC CITY!
VENTNOR
MEET THE BUILDER & PREVIEW FINISHES!
$1,199,000
NEW LISTING!
MARGATE
$400,000
609-487-7234
ST LEONARD’S TRACT!
VENTNOR
$479,000
BRAND BAYFRONT! NEW!
MARGATE
$499,000
(BETWEEN RICHMOND & ANNAPOLIS AVENUES)
CLASSIC VENTNOR BEACH HOME ONE OFF THE OCEAN!! THESE DIRECT VIEWS ARE TO-DIEFOR! MOVE-IN CONDITION WITH CHARM AND CHARACTER THROUGHOUT. ENJOY THE OCEAN BREEZES FROM THE ENDLESS OUTDOOR SPACE!
“A,B,C” STREET CLOSE TO THE BOARDWALK!!! SUPERB BEACH HOME W/ FRONT PORCH, NEWER VINYL SIDING, OFF-STREET PARKING & ROOM TO BBQ! BEING SOLD FURNISHED! 3 BEDROOMS, 2 FULL UPDATED BATHS. OPEN LAYOUT. H/D FLOORS. TURN-KEY & NEUTRAL!!
CORNER GEM W/3 BEDROOMS, 2.5 BATHS & ONLY 3 BLOCKS TO THE BEACH!! HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT, SPACIOUS EAT-IN KITCHEN, & MASTER BEDROOM SUITE W/ LARGE DECK & BAYVIEWS!
BRING ALL OFFERS! ADORABLE 3 BR, 2 BA JUST 2.5 BLOCKS TO THE BEACH! COMPLETELY RENOVATED FROM TOP TO BOTTOM! MOVE-IN CONDITION, HARDWOOD FLOORS AND FRONT PORCH! THE PERFECT BEACH HOUSE!
PARKWAY SECTION!
SOUTHSIDE!
NEW LISTING!
NEW LISTING!
NEW LISTING!
EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10-12PM 4100 ATLANTIC AVENUE
MARGATE
$1,975,000
MAJESTIC MANSION ON THE PARKWAY! SOUTHSIDE & 2 BLOCKS TO BEACH! ROOM FOR ENTIRE FAMILY + EXTENDED FAMILY, W/ 6BR/5.5BA. FULL FINISHED BASEMENT & EVEN A NEW CHEF’S DOUBLE KITCHEN!
MARGATE
$849,900
PERFECT SUMMER HOME CLOSE TO BEACH! RECENTLY REDONE! MUST-SEE INSIDE! FABULOUS OPEN LAYOUT! 4BR, 3BA! HARDWOOD FLOORS! CUSTOM LIGHTING! GREAT FRONT PORCH AND SIDE DECK! WALK TO EVERYTHING!
MARGATE
$259,000
MOVE-IN CONDITION MARGATE HOME WITH A GREAT LOCATION! WALKING DISTANCE TO BEACH, CLOSE TO SCHOOL, FIELDS & JCC! 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH RANCHER WITH GREAT SPACE. LARGE CORNER LOT SIZE. CALL TODAY!
www.HartmanHomeTeam.com SEASHORE CONDO RENT
SEASHORE CONDO RENT
5300 BOARDWALK VENTNOR
VASSAR SQ. LG 1BR, 2BA Bch Frt., pool, Furn. $11K Season 609-822-6868 609-822-0082
2BR, 2 BA – Top Floor Ocean View June & July $7900+
Marjorie M. Wilson, CPM
ATLANTIC REALTY MGMT, INC.
VENTNOR-Waterfront, seas. only, 2 bed/2 ba 14th fl, pool, on bay w/marina. Walk to beach, gorgeous views, Call 609-605-7028
A.C. WARWICK
VENTNOR OCEAN
609-926-8060 office 609-432-8796 cell
1BR 1BA - 2ND FLOOR POOL & DECK ON BDWK $10,500 FOR SEASON
LG FURN 1BR, Ocean view. Yearly or seasonal inclds utils cable, prkg 856-596-1816
AC Ocean Club 1BR, 1.5B. Ocean View. $11,000 Seas/ Annual $1,400/Mo. 631-793-5176
ATLANTIC REALTY MGMT, INC. 609-926-8060 office 609-432-8796 cell
BERKLEY 2 BDRM, 2BA Deluxe Oceanfront apt, Updated Yearly lease only. 215-546-2600
SEASHORE WANTED SANDS OF VENTNOR NJ Month of August 2014 1 BD, Call Ruth 215-913-1991
MARGATE Oceanfront. Pool. 1BR. parkg. May-Sep. 609-823-5523 or 609-398-7403 MARGATE Renovated 2BD 1BA, 2nd flr. Prime Marina district. 6/1 to 6/22 $2700. 8/1 to 8/15 $1500 week. Call Debbie 609-221-9242
THE ENCLAVE
OCEANFRONT 2BR/2BA. Magnificent ocean vws! Lux apt. SUMMER SEASON.
609-827-4624
Marjorie M. Wilson, CPM
FLORIDA RENT
WYNMOOR, COCONUT CREEK
MARGATE
$125,000
BEACH GETAWAY JUST STEPS TO THE OCEAN, SHOPS & DINING! RELAXED LIVING AT THE SHORE WITH A BRAND NEW, RENOVATED 1 BR CONDO. 1ST FLOOR UNIT NEW EVERYTHING. NO MAINTENANCE & LOW CONDO FEES.
VENTNOR
$1,350,000
BEACHBLOCK COMPLETELY REDONE W/ ONE OF THE BEST PORCHES! DIRECT OCEANVIEWS FROM BOTH FLOORS! 5 HUGE BR’S, 2.5 BA’S, H/W FLOORS, NEW KITCHEN & UPGRADES. PERFECT HOUSE AT THE START OF THE BOARDWALK!
Love Where You Live!
Health | Arts & Culture | Travel | Food & Fashion
FALL INSIDE | SEPTEMBER 9 Ad space closes July 23 Contact David Alpher at 215-832-0720
Renov 2BD, 2 BA, 4th (Top) Flr., Elevator, Pool, Golf, Tennis, Gated. Seasonal. Owner 856-287-9782
POCONOS SALE/RENT LOVELY LG RANCH HOME IN POCONOS, 2 1/2 hrs fr Phila. Century21.com. Type “123 Surrey Drive”
facebook.com/jewishexponent
Follow us on @jewishexponent JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Inside delivers the Jewish Market JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
31
MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE DIRECTORY GERIATRICS
HOMEBOUND SERVICES
Area’s Finest and Most Recommended Home Care Services
Providing Care Since 1999 RN on Staff
Nurse’s Aides, Home Health Aides, Companions, hourly - Live-Ins Bonded and Insured - Pa Licensed
There’s No Place Like Home!!
CALL LOIS KAMINSKY
215•947•0304 www.hcocares.com
non-medical home care for those with physical or cognitive impairment. Caring, Honest, Carefully Screened Caregivers. Personal Care, Meal Preparation Medication Reminders and Light Housekeeping
$14.00 PER HOUR (A shift of 4 hours or more)
LIVE IN (FOR 1) $138/DAY 215-233-0676
www.humantouchhomecareltd.com Insured and Licensed in Pennsylvania
To advertise in our
MEDICAL & HEALTHCARE DIRECTORY Call 215-832-0716
ELDER LAW AND ESTATE PLANNING Wills Trusts Powers of Attorney Living Wills Probate Estates Protect assets from nursing home
LARRY SCOTT AUERBACH, ESQ. CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY CPA-PFS, J.D., LL.M.,MBA 1000 Easton Road Abington, PA 19001
For consultation call 215-517-5566 or 1-877-987-8788 Toll Free Website: www.Lsauerbach.com
32
MAY 22, 2014
BARRON
CHILDCARE/COMPANION Humorous, dependable, artist w/empathy Exp. w/disabled. 215-834-3376
BRICK & STONE POINTING CAULKING * HIGH PRESSURE CLEANING MASONRY REPAIRS FLAGSTONE * CONCRETE SIDEWALKS * DECKS SENIOR DISCOUNT
215-233-6100 CEMENT
A COLELLA CEMENT WORK
Blocks, stucco, patios, steps, driveways, pavements. Certified, bonded. Free Est. BBB
215-745-2951
TUTOR OF THE CENTURY Expd. A motivator & committed to students from elementary through college. Math, Spanish, French, English, the sciences. SAT Prep. Immediate results. Mitch (215)576-1096
PAINTING
CHMAR GORDON PAINTING
Our RN Supervised Staff: Nursing Assistants
Companions • Hospice • Escorts Over 22 Years Experience Our Services: Personal Care • Meal Prep Light House Keeping • Laundry • Medication Reminders • Escorts to Appointments Companionship • Errands
• Specializing in Live-In Services Recuperative Care for Consumers of All Ages AWARD WINNING DIRECT CARE WORKERS
HANDYMAN CALL BARUCH The Contractor Windows, plumbing, carpentry, painting. All jobs!! 215-725-9161
MIRRORS
#MIRRORED WALLS# BY JERRY GROSSMAN
Closets Doors, Jacuzzi, Vanity, Fitness area, custom shower doors and enclosures, etc. Free Estimate. Call 215-675-9633
MOVING/HAULING
Employment opportunities (EOE) www.grannyshelpinghands.com
NORTHEAST MOVING Best rates around 1 pc to entire home moved anywhere. Lic. Ins. dependable 215-677-4817
LEGAL DIRECTORY
EXPERIENCED COMPANION
Personal Assistant - Licensed driver to assist with errands appts., reading, walking, socializing and daily activities inside/outside of your home. Can organize/pack your home Will help you understand your bills, paperwork.and also make phone calls.for you.
Support Services - Refs Call Phyllis 215-886-4040
610-284-4244 (2-24 hrs)
We’re there when you need us!
SITUATION WANTED
SENIORS, NEED HELP?
CLEANING
RILEY & SONS
MOVING & STORAGE CO Local & Long distance. Low rates. Highest quality work. We specialize in FLORIDA MOVES. Expert pkg. Call for free est. 215-342-0228
QUICK HELP!!!
Excellent, Gentle, Loving Care
For Sick or Elderly. Reasonable Rates. Excel Refs. Avail 24/7. Hourly Night/Day Live in/out.
215-477-1050
Law Offices of Richard A. Stoloff
ADEEL TABLE PAD/GLASS TOP CO. Free in home estimates. Delivery in 8 days. 610-356-1880
IDEAL TABLE PAD & CENTURY TABLE PAD
With more than 20 years of trial experience, The Law Offices of Richard A. Stoloff know how to win! PA. 215-988-9800 N.J. 609-601-2233 www.richardstoloff.com Wrongful Death, Auto, Bus & Motorcycle Collision, Medical Negligence, Slip & Fall, Dog Bite, Defective Product, Nursing Home Neglect, Traffic Court, Wills & Estates.
INNOVATOR OF THE EXTENDER TABLE PAD 56th Year • Free Measuring 8 Day Delivery 215-830-8806•856-489-1400
COMPANION/AIDE seeking pos. Excellent Refs, great driving record, negotiable rates, flex hours, Aide has Own car 267-521-6719
DEBORA’S CLEANING SERVICE
COMPANION/PERSONAL ASSIST Elderly/Children. Own car, errands, etc. Speaks English, Hebrew, Polish. Excel. Refs 267-608-6857 BE WORRY FREE. Get the best care for your loved one. Caring, reliable, just a phone call away. 20 years exp. in home care. Call Marcia 267-255-9019 CAREGIVER for elderly or special needs, 10 yrs EXP w excellent REFS, life enhancing care and companionship with a compasionate touch. Stephen 215-247-1228
CAREGIVER w/ 15 years exp to care for sick or elderly Have own car. Good refs. 267-236-5664 CAREGIVER With 18 years exp. to care for sick or elderly. Own car, exc. refs. Live in/out 610-389-2200
hhhhh PROFESSIONALS INC.
hhhhh NANNIES HOUSEKEEPERS SENIOR CARE h
LEADER SINCE 1992 STAFFING ALL HOUSEHOLD POSITIONS h
QUALITY CANDIDATES ALL DRIVE AND HAVE CARS LIVE IN OR OUT • FT OR PT h
IN PERSON INTERVIEWS IDENTITY SEARCH CRIMINAL (PAR FBI) DRUG (10 PANEL) DRIVING RECORD
for transportation to Dr’s appts, hospitals, Airport, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Weddings & Proms. Funerals Cheaper than cab rates. Flat rates. Also will drive cars to Florida. Main Line refs. Covering Montgomery Co. Bucks & Chester Co. Ride in Luxury Lincoln Town Car
h
610-668-1111 NEW AFFORDABLE PRICES h
www.ehphome.com
215-850-7900
DRIVER, Chauffer seeks position, 30 years Experience. Can drive own car. Different shifts and requests Call VIC 267-581-8111
GENTLE CARE NURSING & CLEANING SERVICE INC. Care for the Elderly In Home and other facilities. Expd. Nurses, Companions &
HELLO My Name is ROSE I am a CNA my exp. is working with sick or elderly. F/T. 267-322-9932
HOUSEKEEPER AVAILABLE
Reliable, Trustworthy, Exp. Refs. Call Susan Jacobs 215-657-8771
NURSE AIDE, State Lic., reliable & Expd. Lite meal prep & lt. hskpg. Reas. Live in/out/hr 215-617-9318 PHYILLIS JEAN will make your HOUSE SUPER CLEAN. Old school Italian ethics, many happy refs., you’ll think its new Call me 267-254-8034 PROFESSIONAL DRIVER looking for employment, will drive someone anywhere in the city/suburbs, safe, licensed and insured. Please Call Ron Toll 215-498-0434
C.N.A.’S. Insured & Supervised
Avail 24 hrs a day, 7 days/wk.
TABLE PADS/GLASS TOPS
“WE’LL FIGHT FOR YOU!”
CAREGIVER Day/night, priv duty, weekends, 20 yrs Exp. Refs, Own Car. 610-731-3088
DRIVER AVAILABLE
CRYSTAL CHANDELIER SERVICE Rewiring, refin, cleaning. Looks brand new when we’re thru. Howard Serotta 215-423-2234; 368-4056 Call 215-920-2528
CHARMED CLEANING SERVICES Residential & Commerical 484-802-9424
COMPANION FOR SICK/ELDERLY Experience and References 215-335-1305
PLASTERING
CHANDELIER RESTORATION
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2013 PCA DIRECT CARE WORKER OF THE YEAR LILLIE WILLIAMS CONGRATULATIONS LINDA STOVER, PENNSYLVANIA’S DIRECT CARE WORKER OF THE YEAR 2014
COMPANION FOR ELDERLY Carol will give care to your elderly with love and exp ! Call 484-868-6962
“You call and I’ll take care of it all” Call 267-991-4429
All types of Home Improvements Call Al 215-676-2861 Lic C87434
GRANNY’S HELPING HANDS PA
CNA Expd. Flex hrs. Cleaning & meal prep. Own trans. Refs. 267-586-2577 or 267-269-8952
Affordable, reliable quality service. Guar. Free estimate 215-429-3331
PLASTERING & DRY WALL EXPERT
BUSINESS DIRECTORY LEGAL DIRECTORY
DRIVER AVAILABLE
INSTRUCTION
***** HUMAN TOUCH HOME CARE
ELIDA’S HOUSEHOLD
BRICK POINTING
215-850-7900
NURSING/HEALTH AIDES
SITUATION WANTED
CHAUFFEUR/DRIVER SERVICES
for transportation to Dr’s appts, hospitals, Airport, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Weddings & Proms. Funerals Cheaper than cab rates. Flat rates. Also will drive cars to Florida. Main Line refs. Covering Montgomery Co. Bucks & Chester Co. Ride in Luxury Lincoln Town Car
HOME CARE OPTIONS
SITUATION WANTED Caregiver: Woman SEEKS JON caring for sick/elderly, live in, 5 years experience, exc refs 215-878-0318 or 267-972-2261
Call us today you receive 20% off and One day free.
215-927-0958
facebook.com/jewishexponent
www.gentlecns.com
We Clean Homes, Apts & 0ffices
Follow us on
SENIORS NEED A RIDE?
@jewishexponent
Appts., Errands, Airport Runs MAIN LINE AREA
Mr. Earl 215-879-5528
TRADITIONAL HOUSEKEEPER looking for full time year round Over 30 yrs. Exp, Great Refs, Estate Housekeeper/Manager 610-937-2256
pinterest.com/jewishexponent
JEFFREY HORROW
CHANGING ADDRESSES? ?SESSERDDA GNIGNAHC
610-828-7060
Call 215-832-0700 or email subscriptions@jewishexponent.com with your current address.
ACCOUNTING/TAX DIRECTORY
Personalized Tax Preparation and Accounting For Individuals and Businesses.
Don’t miss a single issue of the Jewish Exponent!
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
LEGAL NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE: ADOPTION OF ) ) No. 3962 B.B.L. ) NOTICE OF HEARING To: “Demetrious” and all putative fathers A Petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your child, who was born on February 21, 2014, in East Norriton, PA. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending rights to your child. That hearing will be held in the Centre County Courthouse, before Judge Kistler, Bellefonte, PA 16823, on June 6, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help. COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE CENTRE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BELLEFONTE, PA 16823 (814) 355-6727 Denise M. Bierly, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 58860 486 Nimitz Avenue State College, PA 16801 (814) 237-7900
LEGAL NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS' COURT DIVISION IN RE: ADOPTION OF ) ) No. 3971 B.B.B. ) NOTICE OF HEARING To: All putative fathers A Petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your child, who was born on March 13, 2014, in Abington, PA. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending rights to your child. That hearing will be held in the Centre County Courthouse, before Judge Kistler, Bellefonte, PA 16823, on June 6, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help. COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE CENTRE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BELLEFONTE, PA 16823 (814) 355-6727 Denise M. Bierly, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 58860 486 Nimitz Avenue State College, PA 16801 (814) 237-7900
LEGAL SERVICES
ATTORNEYS!!! IT’S QUICK!
IT’S EASY!
ADVERTISE YOUR LEGAL NOTICES AND LEGAL SERVICES ATTN: CLASSIFIED DEPT E-MAIL: classified@jewishexponent.com FAX: 215-832-0785
OUR RATES ARE VERY REASONABLE!! WE CIRCULATE THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATE AREA (PA, NJ, DE)
CALL BEVERLY ALDORASI CLASSIFIED AD MANAGER FOR DETAILS
215-832-0749
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
CORPORATE NOTICES YAMI SERVICES, INC. has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.
ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE JOHN PATRICK FLAVIN, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to KATHLEEN P. OLKOWSKI, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o MICHAEL D. RAISMAN, ESQUIRE, 174 Middletown Blvd., Ste. 300, Langhorne, PA 19047, Or to her Attorney: MICHAEL D. RAISMAN KAREN ANN ULMER, P.C. 174 Middletown Blvd., Ste. 300 Langhorne, PA 19047 ESTATE OF DAVID KITTNER, DECEASED. Late of the Borough of Jenkintown, Montgomery County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to RICHARD C. SHEERR, EXECUTOR, care of Lawrence S. Chane, Esquire, One Logan Square, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998, Or to his Attorney: LAWRENCE S. CHANE BLANK ROME LLP One Logan Square 130 North 18th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998 ESTATE OF HANS SCHOTT, DECEASED. Late of the Borough of Jenkintown, Montgomery County, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to PAUL L. FELDMAN and JOAN TABACHNICK, EXECUTORS, 820 Homestead Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Or to their Attorney: PAUL L. FELDMAN FELDMAN & FELDMAN 820 Homestead Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF HELEN L. FLAVIN, also known as HELEN FLAVIN, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to KATHLEEN P. OLKOWSKI, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o MICHAEL D. RAISMAN, ESQUIRE, 174 Middletown Blvd., Ste. 300, Langhorne, PA 19047. Or to her Attorney: MICHAEL D. RAISMAN KAREN ANN ULMER, P.C. 174 Middletown Blvd., Ste. 300 Langhorne, PA 19047 ESTATE OF IRVIN MIKELBERG, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to LOIS SNYDER SULMASY, EXECUTRIX, c/o KAREN F. ZEITZ, ESQUIRE, 1355 Land Title Bldg., 100 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110, Or to her Attorney: KAREN F. ZEITZ 1355 Land Title Bldg. 100 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19110
ESTATE NOTICES
HOUSEHOLD GOODS WANTED
ESTATE OF KENT CHRISTENSEN, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to HOWARD SOLOMAN, ADMINISTRATOR, 1760 Market St., Ste. 601, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: HOWARD M. SOLOMAN 1760 Market St., Ste. 601 Philadelphia, PA 19103
MR. BARRY PAYS top $$$$ for Furn., Antiques, Bric-a-Brac, etc. 1 pce or entire estate. Moving, Clean-outs, packing services. 65 years. exp. 610-649-4123. www.helpfultransitions.com
ESTATE OF SYLVIA BROCKMAN, DECEASED Late of Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania LETTERS OF TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ANDREA BROCKMAN and CINDY SHORE, EXECUTRIXES c/o JUDITH IZES, ESQUIRE, 30 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401. Or to their Attorney, JUDITH IZES, 30 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
Located at 718 Harvard Ave.
ESTATE OF THOMAS MORGAN LUND late of Philadelphia. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to William Lund, Administrator,c/o Joseph J. Marinaro, Esq., 421 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053, or to the attorney: Joseph J. Marinaro, Esq. 421 Bustleton Pike Feasterville, PA 19053
DOWNSIZING OR CLEANING OUT? 1 mans trash/another mans treasure Call Joel 215-947-2817
CASH IN YOUR CLOSET INC. Licensed and Bonded ESTATE SALES SHOWS
DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE Swarthmore
A 1905 Country French/ Queen Anne Style Residence, featuring many of the area's top interior and landscape designers Tours open May 3rd - June 1st; Wed. through Sunday visit www.cacdesignerhouse.org or call 610-566-1713
WANTED TO BUY
ALL ESTATE CONTENTS PURCHASED!!
Buying furniture, antiques, jewelry, glassware and plenty more. Professional, cash and carry service. Give us a call, your estate could contain valuables. 267-750-9878
Buying Mid Century Furniture & Decor Dunbar, Widdicomb, Herman miller, Paul Evans, Nakashima WE PAY CASH American Artifacts LLC
610 247.0333
#####
CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE
OIL PAINTINGS SCULPTURE
FURNITURE
Highest Prices Paid!
215-663-1813
##### WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE OLD TOY TRAINS 610-449-7234 or 353-8585
HOUSEHOLD GOODS WANTED
DON’T SELL UNTIL YOU CONTACT US! ENTIRE ESTATES PURCHASED !!!!!
CATERING
PARTY SERVICES - We Provide
Servers, Bartenders And Kitchen Helpers. 215-227-1161
PRINTING
!!!!!
INVITATIONS & CALLIGRAPHY
267-934-3002
IRMA • 215-938-1440
CALL KEVIN “D”
Experienced Team, Solo, Recent Grad & Student Drivers needed for dedicated run in your area! Ask about our sign-on bonus and guaranteed hometime! Call: 866-312-8071
Land for Sale NEW YORK LAND BARGAINS 3 Acres Southern Tier: $9,995. 6 Acres on Trout Stream: $19,995. 8.4 Acres New Turkey Hunter's Cabin: $29,995. Financing w/ Low Monthly Payments! Call Christmas & Associates: 800-229-7843. Or Visit: www.landandcamps.com Owner/Broker
FRAC SAND Owner Operators Needed! **Highest Profit per Mile** Oakley Trucking is currently seeking owner operators to haul frac sand. Call Today MISCELLANEOUS (866)432-1781 Driver Drivers: CDL-A DRIVERS NEEDED. TOTAL Respect - TOTAL Success. Start up to $0.38/mile. OTR & Regional Runs. CDL Grads Welcome. 700+ Trucks & Growing! 888-928-6011 www.Drive4Total.com
SAWMILLS from only $4397.00-MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N Vacation Rentals
Reliable Driver or Owner-Operator needed for regional runs out of Carlisle, PA area of Plate Glass. Year-round dedicated freight. Strong rates! Superior Safety required. 1-800-733-2459 ext. 2175
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com
Drivers: Prime, Inc. Company Drivers & Independent Contractors for Refrigerated, Tanker & Flatbed NEEDED! Plenty of Freight & Great Pay! Start with Prime Today! Call 800-277-0212 or apply online at driveforprime.com
NORTH WILDWOOD, NJ- FLORENTINE FAMILY MOTEL. Beach/Boardwalk Block, Heated Pools, Efficiency/Motel units refrigerator, elevator. Color Brochure/Specials 609-522-4075 Department 104 www.florentinemotel.com
HELP WANTED/SALES EARN $500 A-DAY: Insurance Agents Needed; Leads, No Cold Calls; Commissions Paid Daily; Lifetime Renewals; Complete Training; Health/Dental Insurance; Life License Required. Call: 1-888-713-6020
Coming September 2014
Also Vintage Modern Art Pottery, Mission and Nakashima, Etc.
2 LOUIS XVI ARM CHAIRS
Entire cleanout & removal service provided. 30 years experience.
MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Become a Medical Office Assistant now! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Online training gets you ready! HS Diploma/GED & PC/Internet needed! 1-888-424-9412
Antique & Old Furniture
SHALOM MEMORIAL PARK 1 lot. Gabriel. Everything Included. 1/2 Price 609-734-0141
Silver • Coins • Gold Sterling Flatware & Pieces Costume & Estate Jewelry Glassware • Trains • Dolls Vintage Clothing/Handbags
INSTRUCTION/SCHOOLS
Want A Career Operating Heavy Equipment? Bulldozers, Backhoes, Excavators. "Hands On Training" & Certifications Offered. National Average 18-22 Hourly! Lifetime Job Placement Assistance. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497
WANTED TO BUY
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL PARK 4 GRAVE SITES, 3 together and 1 close by. Sect H. $2500 Each. Negotiable 727-631-8850
Good cond. Antique - Designer finish-American walnut Solid Beechwood frame/Imported from Italy. Fabric designer, decorative weave/color ivory. Original price $4500. Asking $2,000. 215-886-4040
Statewide Classifieds Help Wanted
GREAT DISCOUNTS!!
JEWISH EXPONENT
The Guide To Jewish Greater Philadelphia
2014/2015 Edition If your ad is missing, you are missing your once-a-year opportunity to reach Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish community all year long. Call 215.832.0720 for advertising information MAY 22, 2014
33
COMMUNITY Jeffrey Weber. Spearheading the event al Dissertation Fellowships by International Film & Video Feswas Beth Sholom board member Ellie the Woodrow Wilson National tival. Kamen. Also of note: Tilman has been Fellowship Foundation. Levites Mark Segal, editor of the named director of this summer’s Jewgot her master’s at Penn in 2009; Philadelphia Gay News, hanMICHAEL ELKIN | JE STAFF JamSouth, devoted to klezmer and she is currently composing her dled the official coin toss at the choral music, at Ramah Darom in doctoral dissertation at New Arena Football game between Dr. Gary W. Falk, professor of mediClayton, Ga. York University on “Raising the Philadelphia Soul and the cine, the gastroenterology division of Abington High and Penn grad Andrew Jewish Spirits: American Jews, New Orleans Voodoo, held to Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, Greenfield has been appointed to the Religious Emotion and the Culcelebrate “Out With the Soul, has been named the inaugural recipi▲ MARK SEGAL board of directors of Brand USA by ture of Contemporary AmeriChampions for Equality,” in ent of the Distinguished Clinician Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzke. can Spirituality.” Rothschild graduated support of LGBT. The game was broadAward, handed out by the American Brand USA was put into motion by the from Penn in 1998 and is writing her cast nationally from the Wells Fargo Gastroenterological Association. Falk Travel Promotion Act to attract more doctoral piece at the University of CaliCenter. is also co-director of Perelman’s GI foreign visitors to the United States. fornia, San Diego on “Victims and VetDr. Jonathan M. Sternlieb has physiology laboratory. The project is a joint effort of governerans: Memory, Nationalism and Hubeen named chief medical inErrol and Jill Schlessinger ment and the private sector although man Rights in Post-Conflict East Timformation officer at Abington were honored for their nearly no public funds are expended in or.” Health. four decades of work and comits programs. Greenfield serves David F. Tilman, chazzan John A. Solis-Cohen, managmitment to Adath Emanu-El at as managing partner as well as emeritus of Beth Sholom Coning director/investment officer a special celebration featuring global executive committee gregation in Elkins Park, has at Wells Fargo Advisors in a concert by the Josh Nelson member at Fragomen Worldbeen honored by the synaJenkintown, has been selected Project. Errol is retiring from wide, the global corporate imgogue with the naming of the as one of the Top 400 Advisors his role as the temple’s reli▲ JOHN A. migration law company. ● cantor’s office as the Chazzan by Financial Times. gious school administrator. David F. Tilman Cantorial Penn alums Arielle Levites and Joseph H. Ball, an advertising SOLIS-COHEN Study, which next will be occuAmy Rothschild have been chosen to and marketing guru in Philadelphia, is Contact: melkin@jewishexponent.com pied by the incoming chazzan, ▲ DAVID F. TILMAN (215-832-0735) receive Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctorserving as a judge for the current U.S. NEWSMAKERS
▼ Some Shared Moments at Or Ami
(From left) Barbara Kahn, Rabbi Ken Carr, Rebecca Carr and Lisa Weinstock partake of the project.
Congregation Or Ami of Lafayette Hill shared their time and effort with the communal SHARE Food Program, with congregants Nori Brown (left), Brian Kroker and Judy Steier seen here at a warehouse packing boxes of food for needy clients of the Self Help and Resource program.
Lauren Dunoff takes part in planting for SHARE.
Chelsea Cohen shares a creepy-crawly moment with a spider plant grown for the program. The plants actually have serious roots and significance; they are gifted to mothers whose children have been lost to the streets of North Philadelphia.
PUBLISHER’S STATEMENT Published weekly since 1887 with a special issue in June (ISSN 0021-6437) ©2014 Jewish Exponent (all rights reserved) Any funds realized from the operation of theJewish Exponent exceeding expenses are required to be made available to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit corporation with offices at 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. 215-832-0700. Periodical postage paid in Philadelphia, PA, and additional offices. Postmaster: All address changes should be sent to Jewish Exponent Circulation Dept., 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. A one-year subscription is $50, 2 years, $100. $7.50 will be applied to inside magazine. Foreign rates on request.
34
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
COMMUNITY ▼ Class Acts at Barrack Academy Celebrate Achievement
Connie Smukler (left) and Lynne Barrack go over the event’s highlights.
The Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy had much to fete at its “Celebrating a Year of Achievement” gala, including the achievements of its honorees, who are flanked here by Cecily A. Carel (left), school president, and Sharon P. Levin (right), head of school. They are (from left) Lori and Raymond Levin; Avi Watman Katz, Class of ’59; Michele Katz Perloff, ’82; Joshua Perloff, ’14; Hannah Perloff, ’16; Shira Perloff, ’19; and Barnett Kamen.
Academy president Carel shares a moment with Adler, Len and Lynne Barrack and Levin, the head of school.
Enjoying the festivities at the Hilton City Avenue (from left) are Bud and Judy Newman, Naomi Adler, Susan Schwartz, Sara Minkoff, Lori Levin and Michele Levin.
▼ Live — From Cherry Hill — It’s Broadway! The Katz JCC drew more than 350 musical aficionados to its Broadway Live benefit for JCC Camps at Medford, which includes the funding of its Open Hearts/Open Doors program for special needs children. JCC president Donna Bell and the event’s chair, Brad Molotsky (right), get the inside scoop from the show’s producer, Ben Lipitz, who also acted in the show and is himself an alum of the Medford camp.
▲ Ticketed for the PR Hall of Fame Danielle Cohn (second from right), vice president of marketing and public relations for the Philadelphia Convention & Visitor's Bureau, gets a grand welcome into the Philadelphia Public Relations Association Hall of Fame as its newest inductee. Making her feel right at home (from left) are David Brown, Hall of Famer and luncheon co-chair; Bonnie Grant, president of PPRA; and Ike Richman, Hall of Famer and vice president, public relations, Comcast-Spectacor as well as luncheon co-chair.
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
Tis the “Seasons of Love”: Performing the hit from Rent (from left) are Kristin Carbone, Derrick Davis and Rebecca Robins, with Michael St. John (back left).
Campfire connections: Brian Adler (left), director of development for the Katz JCC, chats up Stuart Alperin (second from right), executive director of the Raymond & Getrude Saltzman Foundation, and his wife, Marylee, alongside Aaron Greenberg, head of JCC Camps at Medford. The foundation matched funds raised at the show by a 7:1 ratio.
JEWISH EXPONENT
MAY 22, 2014
35
Federation thanks the generous sponsors, participating organizations and festival-goers who made this past Sunday an amazing celebration of Israel’s 66th year of independence.
SPONSORS Center City Film and Video • GIANT Food Stores Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews John Rothschild Catering • U.S. Security Care, Inc. MC Adam Weitz, courtesy of A# Sharp Productions
36
MAY 22, 2014
JEWISH EXPONENT
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM
PROOF #00 PUB: Exponent 00/00/12 SIZE: FP COLOR: CMYK SALES: Must have approval by _____________ X_______________ Fax to 215-569-2746 Jewish Exponent 215-832-0787 or 0752 ARTIST LR COLOR CHECK